The first name Hernán
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Hernán at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 72 boys born in the United States were named Hernán, the 2,064th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1995, when 186 were.
5,230
babies named Hernán since 1880
#2,064
rank in 2025
1995
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Hernán
34 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Hernán CrespoArgentine footballer, born 1975
- Hernán GaviriaColombian association football player (1969–2002)
- Hernán GalíndezEcuadorian footballer, born 1987
- Hernán MedfordCosta Rican footballer, born 1968
- Hernán Darío GómezColombian footballer and manager, born 1956
- Hernán DíazArgentine footballer, born 1965
- Hernán BernardelloArgentine footballer, born 1986
- Hernán BarcosArgentine-Peruvian footballer, born 1984
- Hernán CarvalloChilean footballer (1922-2011)
- Hernán PelleranoArgentine footballer, born 1984
- Hernán CarrascoChilean football manager ( 1923 -2023)
- Hernán BolañosCosta Rican footballer (1912-1992)
Questions
- Is Hernán a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 5,230 US babies named Hernán since 1880 were boys.
- When was Hernán most popular?
- 1995 in the United States, when 186 babies were named Hernán, its highest rank at 786th.