Hernando — #12448 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Hernando

The Social Security Administration has registered 762 babies named Hernando between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hernando currently holds the #12448 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hernando performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Hernando shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Hernando in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hernando in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 762 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.