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[eɾˈnãn̪.d̪o] · Spanish
01 / Meaning & origin
Hernando is a masculine given name documented in Spanish, German, Portuguese and 3 other languages. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.
2 source accounts
From Old Spanish Hernando.
Voir les explications détaillées à Ferdinand.
02 / Across borders
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11
countries in our sources
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2 countries with official statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Official statistics
United States, 2024: 5 boys (rank 12349).
Explore United States4 of 11 countries
03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Hernando
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | 5 | 3,897 | observed |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | 5 | 4,286 | observed |
| 1921 | 6 | 3,869 | observed |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | 5 | 3,763 | observed |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | 7 | 2,951 | observed |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | 5 | 3,518 | observed |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | 5 | 3,668 | observed |
| 1949 | 5 | 3,690 | observed |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | 6 | 3,364 | observed |
| 1952 | 5 | 3,734 | observed |
| 1953 | 5 | 3,798 | observed |
| 1954 | 12 | 2,316 | observed |
| 1955 | 10 | 2,558 | observed |
| 1956 | 11 | 2,497 | observed |
| 1957 | 12 | 2,375 | observed |
| 1958 | 6 | 3,559 | observed |
| 1959 | 9 | 2,821 | observed |
| 1960 | 8 | 3,077 | observed |
| 1961 | 11 | 2,538 | observed |
| 1962 | 6 | 3,640 | observed |
| 1963 | 14 | 2,200 | observed |
| 1964 | 12 | 2,409 | observed |
| 1965 | 8 | 2,982 | observed |
| 1966 | 13 | 2,216 | observed |
| 1967 | 20 | 1,758 | observed |
| 1968 | 14 | 2,200 | observed |
| 1969 | 13 | 2,415 | observed |
| 1970 | 18 | 2,125 | observed |
| 1971 | 8 | 3,658 | observed |
| 1972 | 19 | 2,080 | observed |
| 1973 | 19 | 2,124 | observed |
| 1974 | 8 | 3,837 | observed |
| 1975 | 14 | 2,751 | observed |
| 1976 | 15 | 2,709 | observed |
| 1977 | 16 | 2,665 | observed |
| 1978 | 18 | 2,473 | observed |
| 1979 | 10 | 3,810 | observed |
| 1980 | 15 | 2,965 | observed |
| 1981 | 11 | 3,601 | observed |
| 1982 | 14 | 3,108 | observed |
| 1983 | 12 | 3,411 | observed |
| 1984 | 15 | 2,956 | observed |
| 1985 | 12 | 3,599 | observed |
| 1986 | 9 | 4,457 | observed |
| 1987 | 19 | 2,725 | observed |
| 1988 | 12 | 3,915 | observed |
| 1989 | 9 | 5,165 | observed |
| 1990 | 13 | 4,167 | observed |
| 1991 | 10 | 5,096 | observed |
| 1992 | 20 | 3,220 | observed |
| 1993 | 19 | 3,368 | observed |
| 1994 | 6 | 7,770 | observed |
| 1995 | 14 | 4,280 | observed |
| 1996 | 8 | 6,496 | observed |
| 1997 | 14 | 4,451 | observed |
| 1998 | 10 | 5,840 | observed |
| 1999 | 6 | 8,704 | observed |
| 2000 | 10 | 6,316 | observed |
| 2001 | 11 | 6,013 | observed |
| 2002 | 9 | 7,055 | observed |
| 2003 | 11 | 6,258 | observed |
| 2004 | 10 | 6,976 | observed |
| 2005 | 7 | 9,115 | observed |
| 2006 | 12 | 6,460 | observed |
| 2007 | 7 | 9,788 | observed |
| 2008 | 14 | 6,070 | observed |
| 2009 | 6 | 10,994 | observed |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | 9 | 8,158 | observed |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | 5 | 12,108 | observed |
| 2015 | 5 | 12,086 | observed |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | 5 | 12,156 | observed |
| 2019 | 5 | 12,145 | observed |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | 5 | 12,349 | observed |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Hernando” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Hernando— “adventuring life”
_Hernando_, _m._ _Span._ Teu. adventuring life, 433
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
