Ernesto is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Ernesto means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Ernesto across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Ernesto has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Ernesto is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “serious, resolute”. The Spanish and Italian form of Ernest.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 44,816 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 89 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 Ernesto per year, United States (1889 to 2025). United States peaked in 2003 (854/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2014 (9/yr).
Ernesto has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2003, when it ranked #695 nationally (given to 854 babies that year).
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