The first name Erna
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Erna last appeared in the official list in 1999, given to 3 girls.
3
babies named Erna, 1996–2025
#3,900
rank in 1999
1999
peak year
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Erna with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Erna at birth, 1880–2025
In 2021, 6 girls born in the United States were named Erna, the 14,017th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1916, when 358 were.
9,071
babies named Erna since 1880
#14,017
rank in 2021
1916
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Erna
12 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Erna Schneider HooverAmerican mathematician, born 1926
- Erna MorenaGerman actress (1885-1962)
- Erna SiikavirtaFinnish keyboardist, born 1977
- Erna FlegelGerman nurse (1911–2006)
- Erna FentschActress, screenwriter (1909–1997)
- Erna SpoorenbergDutch singer and opera singer (1926-2004)
- Erna SellmerGerman actress (1905-1983)
- Erna SchillingGerman craftswoman, model, and partner of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1884-1945)
- Erna Juel-HansenDanish novelist and women's rights activist, 1845–1922
- Erna TauroFinnish-Swedish composer, 1916–1993
- Erni MangoldAustrian actress (1927-2026)
- Françoise BraunerFrench-Austrian pediatrician and child psychiatrist (1911-2000)
Questions
- How popular is the name Erna?
- In 1999, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Erna, ranking 3,900th.
- Is Erna a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 9,071 US babies named Erna since 1880 were girls.
- When was Erna most popular?
- 1916 in the United States, when 358 babies were named Erna, its highest rank at 321st.