How Many People Are Named Ernest Garcia?

There are approximately 479 people named Ernest Garcia living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 715,562 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Ernest with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Garcia. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

479

1 in 715,562 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Ernest

Last Name

Garcia

Est. Bearers 1,318,173

Census Rank #6

Per 100K 384.58

Rarity Very Common

Ernest: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Ernest. The peak year was 1921 with 5,723 births. The average person named Ernest today is 64 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Ernest

In the 2020 Census, the first name Ernest was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (57.47%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (24.12%) and Hispanic (12.64%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Ernest in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Ernest rose or fell over time.

White

57.47%

Black

24.12%

Hispanic

12.64%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.01%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.21%

Two or More Races

2.55%

Ancestry of the Garcia Surname

The surname Garcia was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Garcia in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

5.70%

Black

0.55%

Hispanic

91.20%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.64%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.49%

Two or More Races

0.43%

How we calculated this

The first name "Ernest" has an estimated frequency of 0.0363% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Garcia" appears at a rate of 384.58 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Ernest are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 479 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Ernest

Ernest Smith Ernest Johnson Ernest Williams Ernest Brown Ernest Jones Ernest Dickerson Ernest Crouch

Other people with the surname Garcia

Michael Garcia James Garcia John Garcia David Garcia Robert Garcia William Garcia Christopher Garcia Joseph Garcia

Ernest Garcia: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Ernest Garcia?

We estimate approximately 479 people named Ernest Garcia are alive in the United States today. The first name Ernest is shared by 124,583 Americans, and the surname Garcia is shared by 1,318,173.

How rare is the name Ernest Garcia?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 715,562 Americans. The first name Ernest is common and the surname Garcia is very common.

Is Ernest a male or female name?

Ernest is predominantly male, with 99.4% of bearers being male and 0.6% female. It peaked in popularity in 1921 and the average bearer today is 64 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Ernest?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Ernest was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (57.47%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (24.12%) and Hispanic (12.64%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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