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Ernestine

French roots

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German

Origin: French
6 language contexts: English French German +3 more
Follow the evidence: 12 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Ernestine

Ernestine is a feminine given name documented in English, French, German and 3 other languages. English Wiktionary traces it to French Ernestine.

Separate records with matching spellings: Ernestīne (Latvian)

2 source accounts

French origin

Source-reported

From French Ernestine. By surface analysis, Ernest + -ine (feminine suffix). Piecewise doublet of Ernestina.

Sources for this account (7)

Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Explore 1 more accountHide additional accountsSource accounts may describe the same origin.

German Wiktionary accountSource-reportedaus dem Althochdeutschen, Bedeutung: die Ernste

aus dem Althochdeutschen, Bedeutung: die Ernste

Sources for this account (1)

German Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

02 / Across borders

Where Ernestine is used

Explore official naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Ernestine’s connections around the world.

5 countries with official statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Statistics + language records

United States, 2021: 6 girls (rank 13464). Documented as a given name in English.

Explore United States

4 of 17 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Ernestine

Region and dataset

Latest · 2021: 6; applications; Rank #13,464
Peak year: 1928; 1,057 applications

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Ernestine in United States, girls: applications and rank by year
Year	Applications	Rank	Status
1880	17	403	observed
1881	21	360	observed
1882	34	300	observed
1883	27	343	observed
1884	29	368	observed
1885	26	405	observed
1886	27	416	observed
1887	53	292	observed
1888	46	349	observed
1889	42	371	observed
1890	68	301	observed
1891	46	365	observed
1892	59	343	observed
1893	64	336	observed
1894	72	328	observed
1895	70	342	observed
1896	56	377	observed
1897	78	332	observed
1898	92	325	observed
1899	74	346	observed
1900	93	346	observed
1901	74	352	observed
1902	113	296	observed
1903	106	305	observed
1904	121	292	observed
1905	123	302	observed
1906	120	305	observed
1907	143	290	observed
1908	176	268	observed
1909	169	276	observed
1910	184	286	observed
1911	238	251	observed
1912	354	240	observed
1913	425	234	observed
1914	473	243	observed
1915	564	249	observed
1916	676	234	observed
1917	742	226	observed
1918	823	218	observed
1919	738	231	observed
1920	863	221	observed
1921	871	217	observed
1922	951	205	observed
1923	898	214	observed
1924	970	205	observed
1925	1,022	199	observed
1926	1,038	193	observed
1927	1,024	197	observed
1928	1,057	193	observed
1929	914	204	observed
1930	959	199	observed
1931	941	193	observed
1932	876	206	observed
1933	842	207	observed
1934	854	207	observed
1935	893	195	observed
1936	792	207	observed
1937	774	217	observed
1938	791	214	observed
1939	794	211	observed
1940	767	219	observed
1941	763	228	observed
1942	808	237	observed
1943	861	229	observed
1944	834	226	observed
1945	772	239	observed
1946	787	254	observed
1947	838	265	observed
1948	775	277	observed
1949	765	278	observed
1950	721	291	observed
1951	697	297	observed
1952	701	301	observed
1953	628	332	observed
1954	567	366	observed
1955	503	393	observed
1956	533	388	observed
1957	453	441	observed
1958	437	457	observed
1959	413	478	observed
1960	401	488	observed
1961	384	495	observed
1962	400	483	observed
1963	347	523	observed
1964	304	564	observed
1965	259	596	observed
1966	232	626	observed
1967	232	624	observed
1968	185	716	observed
1969	169	791	observed
1970	178	787	observed
1971	141	919	observed
1972	133	923	observed
1973	106	1,085	observed
1974	87	1,252	observed
1975	79	1,350	observed
1976	64	1,568	observed
1977	72	1,514	observed
1978	66	1,614	observed
1979	73	1,569	observed
1980	67	1,692	observed
1981	81	1,490	observed
1982	55	1,922	observed
1983	56	1,858	observed
1984	68	1,616	observed
1985	51	2,082	observed
1986	45	2,265	observed
1987	60	1,899	observed
1988	37	2,803	observed
1989	32	3,253	observed
1990	38	2,957	observed
1991	36	3,097	observed
1992	25	4,088	observed
1993	30	3,585	observed
1994	30	3,615	observed
1995	16	5,677	observed
1996	15	6,064	observed
1997	18	5,417	observed
1998	18	5,583	observed
1999	11	8,223	observed
2000	7	11,801	observed
2001	7	12,056	observed
2002	12	8,280	observed
2003	10	9,671	observed
2004	no value	no value	not covered
2005	7	13,010	observed
2006	5	17,168	observed
2007	no value	no value	not covered
2008	6	15,405	observed
2009	no value	no value	not covered
2010	no value	no value	not covered
2011	8	12,153	observed
2012	12	9,109	observed
2013	no value	no value	not covered
2014	10	10,129	observed
2015	5	16,419	observed
2016	12	8,875	observed
2017	5	15,902	observed
2018	5	15,682	observed
2019	5	15,539	observed
2020	6	13,453	observed
2021	6	13,464	observed
2022	no value	no value	not covered
2023	no value	no value	not covered
2024	no value	no value	not covered
2025	no value	no value	not covered

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Ernestine” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding: Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

Read our methodology

04 / Through time

History

Historical scholarship

Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.

1884From the archives
Ernestine— “eagle stone (?)”
This is now one of the most national of German names, and it is working its way into England, though not yet with a naturalized sound. Its German feminine, Ernestine, is one of the many contracted by Stine and Tine, or by Erna. Bohemian has Arnostinka.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter III (Names From Objects Connected With Mythology), Section VI (The Eagle) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)

A little story to keep

A name worth keeping.

Take the story of Ernestine with you. Create a personal name passport with its meaning, roots and connections.

06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms10

Wikidata Q20899030CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: ErnestinaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:De-Ernestine.oggCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Historical referencesOriginal texts and their publication details1

Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter III (Names From Objects Connected With Mythology), Section VI (The Eagle)Public domain (Project Gutenberg) · rev. 2023-03-30 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Official statisticsPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates6

SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Ernestine

Ernestine is a feminine given name documented in English, French, German and 3 other languages. English Wiktionary traces it to French Ernestine.

Separate records with matching spellings: Ernestīne (Latvian)

2 source accounts

French origin

Source-reported

From French Ernestine. By surface analysis, Ernest + -ine (feminine suffix). Piecewise doublet of Ernestina.

Sources for this account (7)

Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Explore 1 more accountHide additional accountsSource accounts may describe the same origin.

German Wiktionary accountSource-reportedaus dem Althochdeutschen, Bedeutung: die Ernste

aus dem Althochdeutschen, Bedeutung: die Ernste

Sources for this account (1)

German Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Where Ernestine is used

Explore official naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Ernestine’s connections around the world.

5 countries with official statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Statistics + language records

United States, 2021: 6 girls (rank 13464). Documented as a given name in English.

Explore United States

4 of 17 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Ernestine

Region and dataset

Latest · 2021: 6; applications; Rank #13,464
Peak year: 1928; 1,057 applications

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Ernestine in United States, girls: applications and rank by year
Year	Applications	Rank	Status
1880	17	403	observed
1881	21	360	observed
1882	34	300	observed
1883	27	343	observed
1884	29	368	observed
1885	26	405	observed
1886	27	416	observed
1887	53	292	observed
1888	46	349	observed
1889	42	371	observed
1890	68	301	observed
1891	46	365	observed
1892	59	343	observed
1893	64	336	observed
1894	72	328	observed
1895	70	342	observed
1896	56	377	observed
1897	78	332	observed
1898	92	325	observed
1899	74	346	observed
1900	93	346	observed
1901	74	352	observed
1902	113	296	observed
1903	106	305	observed
1904	121	292	observed
1905	123	302	observed
1906	120	305	observed
1907	143	290	observed
1908	176	268	observed
1909	169	276	observed
1910	184	286	observed
1911	238	251	observed
1912	354	240	observed
1913	425	234	observed
1914	473	243	observed
1915	564	249	observed
1916	676	234	observed
1917	742	226	observed
1918	823	218	observed
1919	738	231	observed
1920	863	221	observed
1921	871	217	observed
1922	951	205	observed
1923	898	214	observed
1924	970	205	observed
1925	1,022	199	observed
1926	1,038	193	observed
1927	1,024	197	observed
1928	1,057	193	observed
1929	914	204	observed
1930	959	199	observed
1931	941	193	observed
1932	876	206	observed
1933	842	207	observed
1934	854	207	observed
1935	893	195	observed
1936	792	207	observed
1937	774	217	observed
1938	791	214	observed
1939	794	211	observed
1940	767	219	observed
1941	763	228	observed
1942	808	237	observed
1943	861	229	observed
1944	834	226	observed
1945	772	239	observed
1946	787	254	observed
1947	838	265	observed
1948	775	277	observed
1949	765	278	observed
1950	721	291	observed
1951	697	297	observed
1952	701	301	observed
1953	628	332	observed
1954	567	366	observed
1955	503	393	observed
1956	533	388	observed
1957	453	441	observed
1958	437	457	observed
1959	413	478	observed
1960	401	488	observed
1961	384	495	observed
1962	400	483	observed
1963	347	523	observed
1964	304	564	observed
1965	259	596	observed
1966	232	626	observed
1967	232	624	observed
1968	185	716	observed
1969	169	791	observed
1970	178	787	observed
1971	141	919	observed
1972	133	923	observed
1973	106	1,085	observed
1974	87	1,252	observed
1975	79	1,350	observed
1976	64	1,568	observed
1977	72	1,514	observed
1978	66	1,614	observed
1979	73	1,569	observed
1980	67	1,692	observed
1981	81	1,490	observed
1982	55	1,922	observed
1983	56	1,858	observed
1984	68	1,616	observed
1985	51	2,082	observed
1986	45	2,265	observed
1987	60	1,899	observed
1988	37	2,803	observed
1989	32	3,253	observed
1990	38	2,957	observed
1991	36	3,097	observed
1992	25	4,088	observed
1993	30	3,585	observed
1994	30	3,615	observed
1995	16	5,677	observed
1996	15	6,064	observed
1997	18	5,417	observed
1998	18	5,583	observed
1999	11	8,223	observed
2000	7	11,801	observed
2001	7	12,056	observed
2002	12	8,280	observed
2003	10	9,671	observed
2004	no value	no value	not covered
2005	7	13,010	observed
2006	5	17,168	observed
2007	no value	no value	not covered
2008	6	15,405	observed
2009	no value	no value	not covered
2010	no value	no value	not covered
2011	8	12,153	observed
2012	12	9,109	observed
2013	no value	no value	not covered
2014	10	10,129	observed
2015	5	16,419	observed
2016	12	8,875	observed
2017	5	15,902	observed
2018	5	15,682	observed
2019	5	15,539	observed
2020	6	13,453	observed
2021	6	13,464	observed
2022	no value	no value	not covered
2023	no value	no value	not covered
2024	no value	no value	not covered
2025	no value	no value	not covered

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding: Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

Read our methodology

History

Historical scholarship

Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.

1884From the archives
Ernestine— “eagle stone (?)”
This is now one of the most national of German names, and it is working its way into England, though not yet with a naturalized sound. Its German feminine, Ernestine, is one of the many contracted by Stine and Tine, or by Erna. Bohemian has Arnostinka.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter III (Names From Objects Connected With Mythology), Section VI (The Eagle) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms10

Wikidata Q20899030CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ErnestineCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: ErnestinaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:De-Ernestine.oggCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Historical referencesOriginal texts and their publication details1

Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter III (Names From Objects Connected With Mythology), Section VI (The Eagle)Public domain (Project Gutenberg) · rev. 2023-03-30 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Official statisticsPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates6

SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

Ernestine

About Ernestine

French origin

Where Ernestine is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Historical scholarship

Ernest

Arnoštka

Earnestine

Ernesta

Erneste

Ernestina

Ернестина

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

Ernestine

About Ernestine

French origin

Where Ernestine is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Historical scholarship

Ernest

Arnoštka

Earnestine

Ernesta

Erneste

Ernestina

Ернестина

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Ernestine

French origin

Where Ernestine is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Historical scholarship

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Ernestine

French origin

Where Ernestine is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Historical scholarship

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page