Ernesto

“Variant of Ernest — Vigor, strife; serious” — Germanic origin

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

Ernesto reached its best rank, #291, in 1981 and ranked #878 in 2025. About 45,000 boys have carried it since 1889. Across the West it runs about twice its national rate.

Around the world: about 1 in 12,000 boys in Switzerland (2024).

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

Famous Ernestos

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 — military and president of Brazil (1974–1979)

In stories & tradition

Ernesto — Don Pasquale

What Ernestos become

Among 1,745 notable people named Ernesto:

No single standout — notable Ernestos spread across many fields.

Similar names: Ernest · Alfredo · Hernan · Alberto · Rogelio · Gilberto

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