Girl
Ernestine
Ernestine is a girl's name meaning "Feminine of Ernest". It was at its most popular in the 1920s and is rarely chosen now. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. Since 1900, roughly 43,165 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.
EtymologyFeminine of Ernest
EtymologyMeaning "serious, resolute"
Births by decade
1900s
1,238
1910s
5,217
1920s
9,662
1930s
8,589
1940s
7,982
1950s
5,671
1960s
2,912
1970s
999
1980s
552
1990s
237
2000s
54
2010s
52
Peaked in the 1920s · 43,165 total U.S. births since 1900