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Erna

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Erna: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A German pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Recording by Jeuwre. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 1999

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1999 to 1999, ranging from #3900 to #3900.1999#3900#3900
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1999#3900

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 42 of the 58 years from 1945 to 2002.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2002 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #78 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2002

    Highest recorded position: #74 among girls in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2002).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2002

    Most recently recorded at #612 among girls in Norway, in 2002.

    Norway · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2002. Highest recorded position: #74 in Norway in 1948.

Erna's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
1999England and Walesfemale#39003HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#6124HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#6334HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#6484HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#5985HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#6035HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#5496HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#4398HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#4338HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#6214HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#38210HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#5455HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#6014HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#5016HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#3939HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#36510HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#4776HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#5305HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#30412HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#27215HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#32110HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#31011HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#20520HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#22917HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#28512HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#17522HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#16724HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#13831HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#14629HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#13333HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#10152HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#11048HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#11643HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#10850HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#12043HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#10052HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#9460HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#8863HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#9661HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#7483HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#8273HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#8967HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#7876HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Erna is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Erna, between 1945 and 2002, in 43 of those 58 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1945Norway: recorded in 1946Norway: recorded in 1947Norway: recorded in 1948Norway: recorded in 1949Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1951Norway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1954Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: highest position in 1948England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: highest position in 199919452002
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–200242#74 in 1948
England and Wales19991#3900 in 1999

Its high point came 51 years earlier in Norway (1948) than in England and Wales (1999).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1992; it appears again in 1996.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Erna

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1945–2002.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2002. Highest recorded position: #74 in Norway in 1948. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.