Ernan
Boy · er-NAHN · Germanic
Ernan is a boys' name of Germanic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Ernan come from?
Germanic: probably a spelling of Spanish Hernán, a form of Ferdinand; also an Irish saint's name
- Say it
- er-NAHN
Is Ernan a girl's or a boy's name?
Ernan is a boys' name.
How popular is Ernan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Ernan in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ernan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,829 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,704 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 26 | #2,833 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,046 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
Names like Ernan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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