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Meaning 'serious' or 'resolute,' Earnstine represents an individual who is deeply sincere, dependable, and approaches life with a heartwarming sense of purpose and integrity.
Key Stats
| Total births | 652 |
| Gender | Male (3% / 97%) |
| Peak year | 1927 |
| Peak generation | G.I. Gen |
| First recorded | 1927 |
| Most recent | 1940 |
| Syllables | 3 |
| Origin | — |
| Comeback name | No |
Popularity Trend (1910–2025)
19102025
Top States
NC — 25%TX — 25%TN — 25%GA — 25%OR — 0%
Notable People
Ernestine Anderson (Grammy-nominated jazz and blues singer) · Ernestine Rose (Prominent suffragist and abolitionist) · Ernestine Shepherd (World's oldest competitive female bodybuilder) · Ernestine Wiedenbach (Influential nursing theorist and author) · Ernestine Gilbreth Carey (Co-author of the classic memoir Cheaper by the Dozen)
Nicknames & Diminutives
ErnieTinaStineSteenie
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