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    The first name Ernő

    A unisex name.

    2 syllables Unisex

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Ernő at birth, 1880–2025

    In 1930, 5 boys born in the United States were named Ernő, the 4,178th most popular boys’ name that year.

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    5
    babies named Ernő since 1880
    #4,178
    rank in 1930
    1930
    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 Ernő

    13 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ernő Gerő
      Former First Secretary of the Hungarian Working People's Party, 1898–1980
    • Ernő Nagy
      Fencer (1898-1977)
    • Ernő Kolczonay
      Fencer (1953–2009)
    • Erno Paasilinna
      Finnish writer and journalist (1935–2000)
    • Ernő Noskó
      Football player, born 1945
    • Ernő Verebes
      American actor (1902–1971)
    • Ernö Rapée
      American conductor and composer (1891–1945)
    • Ernő Osvát
      (1877-1929) periodical editor, writer
    • Ernő Schubert
      Bulgarian sprinter and long jumper, 1881–1931
    • Ernő Schwarz
      Association footballer (1902–1977)
    • Ernő Metzner
      German film director (1892–1953)
    • Robert Capa
      American photographer (1913–1954)

    Questions

    When was Ernő most popular?
    1930 in the United States, when 5 babies were named Ernő, its highest rank at 4,178th.