Ernesto

Boy's name · #878 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Ernesto reached its best rank, #291, in 1981 and ranked #878 in 2025. About 45,000 boys have carried it since 1889.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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#201 in Mexico (2024) · #547 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,148 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,640 in Canada (2024).

Ernesto Sabato — Argentine writer, painter and physicist (1911–2011)
Ernesto Teodoro Moneta — Italian journalist, revolutionary soldier and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (1833–1918)
Ernesto Valverde — Spanish association football player and manager
Ernesto Zedillo — 61st President of Mexico
Ernesto Geisel — Brazilian politician (1907–1996)

Among 1,745 notable people named Ernesto:

No single standout — notable Ernestos spread across many fields.

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