Erna comes from the German / Germanic / Irish tradition, meaning Serious and Earnest Woman.
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How popular is Erna?
1916peak year
Erna reached its widest reach during the 1910s. In 1916, 358 babies received the name (ranked #321). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #15178), with about 6 babies given the name annually. The all-time total comes to roughly 9,071 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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