Erna
Meaning
“Feminine form of Ernest, from Old High German ernust, meaning serious, earnest, resolute.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Erna peaked in the 1890s and the 1920s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
2,220 people · the #4,770 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 90,909 · median age 74
Among people named Erna living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Erna
Most people given the name Erna in the United States were born between 1940 and 1979. The Erna you meet today is most often in her 60s or 70s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Erna deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Erna truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Erna fits with your family’s names and surname.
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