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Boy name Germanic origin Catholic tradition

Ernesto

er-NES-toh · 7 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Serious or earnest
Language
Germanic
Culture
Spanish
Religion
Catholic
Style era
modern
Themes
Spanish · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#896
2024 births262
Peak year2003
First appeared1889
Total US births44,417
2003 peak18891923195719902024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
ErniTito
Alternate spellings
Ernest
In other languages
ErnestErnst

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