Earnestine is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Earnestine means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Earnestine across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Earnestine has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Earnestine is a girl name of Germanic origin meaning “serious, resolute”. A variant spelling of Ernestine, feminine of Ernest.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 16,134 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Earnestine per year, United States (1889 to 2001). United States peaked in 1944 (489/yr).
Earnestine has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1944, when it ranked #571 nationally (given to 489 babies that year).
Ernestine · Ernestina · Earnesteen · Ernesteen · Ernestene · Ernstine · Ernestyne · Earnstine
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