Ernesto
Meaning
variant of Ernest, meaning 'serious, resolute'
Ernesto around the world
One shared root links 5 names across 3 languages.
Shared root: from German ernst "serious, resolute", imported to England with the Hanoverians
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ernesto peaked in the 1980s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
15,776 people · the #1,250 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 12,821 · median age 60
Among people named Ernesto living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 183 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Ernesto
Most people given the name Ernesto in the United States were born between 1970 and 2009. The Ernesto you meet today is most often in his 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Ernesto deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Ernesto 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 Ernesto fits with your family’s names and surname.
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