girl's name
Earnestine
- Origin Serbian
- Gender Girl
- Letters 10
- Births on record 16,134
Earnestine is a girl's name. In 2001 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Earnestine is a name of Serbian origin.
- Peaked in 1944, when 489 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1889.
Earnestine over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2001, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 |
| 1890s | 36 |
| 1900s | 145 |
| 1910s | 833 |
| 1920s | 2,712 |
| 1930s | 3,469 |
| 1940s | 4,404 |
| 1950s | 3,066 |
| 1960s | 1,017 |
| 1970s | 265 |
| 1980s | 140 |
| 1990s | 35 |
| 2000s (to 2001) | 6 |
How popular is Earnestine?
In 2001, Earnestine was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Earnestine
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Earnestine also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Earnestine over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Earnestine
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Earnestine — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Earnestine
How popular is the name Earnestine?
In 2001, Earnestine was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Earnestine a girl's or a boy's name?
Earnestine is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Earnestine most popular?
Earnestine peaked in 1944, when 489 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.