Ernesto · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1889

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 125 recorded years as a table

Ernesto, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1889	54
1899	47
1901	103
1904	39
1905	60
1906	53
1907	34
1908	58
1909	85
1910	62
1911	80
1912	67
1913	66
1914	55
1915	58
1916	64
1917	65
1918	60
1919	97
1920	72
1921	95
1922	96
1923	120
1924	114
1925	107
1926	124
1927	106
1928	129
1929	136
1930	153
1931	137
1932	121
1933	115
1934	141
1935	125
1936	134
1937	97
1938	105
1939	127
1940	105
1941	101
1942	119
1943	102
1944	117
1945	133
1946	119
1947	110
1948	137
1949	148
1950	155
1951	129
1952	138
1953	132
1954	114
1955	129
1956	150
1957	157
1958	151
1959	157
1960	167
1961	134
1962	177
1963	180
1964	189
1965	192
1966	198
1967	198
1968	234
1969	219
1970	244
1971	284
1972	277
1973	297
1974	307
1975	322
1976	355
1977	334
1978	343
1979	323
1980	362
1981	386
1982	353
1983	358
1984	337
1985	341
1986	346
1987	334
1988	396
1989	389
1990	400
1991	406
1992	424
1993	415
1994	423
1995	408
1996	409
1997	423
1998	422
1999	435
2000	403
2001	436
2002	439
2003	432
2004	412
2005	403
2006	386
2007	352
2008	353
2009	297
2010	276
2011	280
2012	252
2013	207
2014	211
2015	217
2016	191
2017	187
2018	182
2019	169
2020	170
2021	147
2022	160
2023	158
2024	154
2025	159

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

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Arizona 3.6×
California 2.6×
Texas 2.5×
Florida 1.1×
Illinois 1.1×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 272
Rank in 2025: #878
How rare: 1 in 6,279 boys
Since 1889: 44,695

Most popular in 2002, at 439 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 26% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Arizona	3.6×	55
California	2.6×	220
Texas	2.5×	212
Florida	1.1×	49
Illinois	1.1×	25

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.