Boys' name · since 1956
Hernandez
Hernandez has 114 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,546 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 114
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Hernandez sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 114 recorded since 1956.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hernandez has been recorded 114 times among boys since 1956, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2020.
- #16,546 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 114 born since 1956
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hernandez ranks #16,546 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 114 born since 1956, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,546 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 114
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Hernandez's 114 recorded births place it above 63.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Hernandez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hernandez's full recorded timeline at 1980, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hernandez popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2020
- Peak year (1984)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Hernandez by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (48 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Hernandez's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Hernandez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
39 births
- 1980s
1980s
48 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 48 births (42% of all-time use).
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What to do with Hernandez's data
- Hernandez's decade-level peak was the 1980s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hernandez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~64 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1956–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hernandez draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.