Meaning and history
Germanic short form of names containing ern, "serious" or "resolute," or possibly from arn, "eagle." Norwegian politician Erna Solberg (1961-), who served as Prime Minister of Norway from 2013 to 2021, is a notable bearer.
20022002: no US SSA record for this spelling
2003: no US SSA record for this spelling
2004: no US SSA record for this spelling
2005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 7 births, rank #13,606
20072007: 7 births, rank #13,924
2008: 8 births, rank #12,579
2009: 6 births, rank #15,242
2010: 9 births, rank #11,246
2011: no US SSA record for this spelling
20122012: 8 births, rank #12,199
2013: 5 births, rank #16,547
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
2015: no US SSA record for this spelling
2016: 6 births, rank #14,331
20172017: 5 births, rank #15,902
2018: no US SSA record for this spelling
2019: no US SSA record for this spelling
2020: no US SSA record for this spelling
20212021: 6 births, rank #13,464
Erna rose from #995 to #864 for girls between 1941 and 1942. Its highest annual birth count came in 1916, with 358 births.