Ernestina
Meaning
serious, resolute (feminine of Ernest); a vintage name kept among older Italian- and German-Brazilian families alike
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ernestina has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
5,286 people · the #2,637 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 38,462 · median age 70
Among people named Ernestina living in Brazil at the 2022 census, roughly as many were born in the 1940s as in the 1950s, more than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Ernestina
People given the name Ernestina in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 1989. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Ernestina deep dive
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