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Girl name

Erna

/ˈɝnə/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2021

Erna has been given to about 9,071 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1916, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɝnə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,947
Median age today83 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Erna per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1916 · 358
  • Born in 20250
  • All time9,071

How popular is Erna?

Its best year was 1916, when 358 babies were given the name, ranking 321st. The typical living American called Erna is about 83 years old today.

Names that sound like Erna

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Verna0.85
  2. Edna0.81
  3. Elna0.81
  4. Erma0.75
  5. Era0.75
  6. Serena0.70
  7. Reyna0.70
  8. Serina0.70

Middle names for Erna

Ranked by flow score
  1. Erna Josephine0.84
  2. Erna Rose0.83
  3. Erna Louise0.83
  4. Erna June0.82
  5. Erna Pearl0.82
  6. Erna Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Erna

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.90
  2. Goldiesister · 0.90
  3. Lottiesister · 0.89
  4. Cleoeither · 0.88
  5. Forestbrother · 0.79
  6. Archiebrother · 0.79

Where Erna is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Erna White0.78
    2. Erna Reyes0.78
    3. Erna Nguyen0.78
    4. Erna Moore0.78
    5. Erna Lee0.78
    6. Erna Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Erna

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. Norway1945–2025
    6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.