How Many People Are Named Hernan?
people named Hernan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 68,521 people in the US has this name
Based on 5,230 babies named Hernan in Social Security records from 1921 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
186 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of HERNANDO.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Hernan in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Hernan alive today is about 26 years old, and 62% are under 30. Half of them were between 16 and 33 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Hernan first appears in the records in 1921 and was given most often in 1995, to 186 babies. In 2025, 72 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1921 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Hernan has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #783, in 1995. In 2025 it ranked #2,064.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,064 |
| Best rank | #783 (1995) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #865 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Hernan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Hernan were born in California than in any other state: about 1,435 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Hernan was given 3.2 times as often in Texas, 3 times in California and 2.3 times in Arizona.
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