Given name & surname
Hernan
“a bold adventurer”
Hernan is a variant of Hernando. One Spanish interpretation is “a bold adventurer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hernan is a variant of Hernando. One Spanish interpretation is “a bold adventurer.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hernan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,230
- 5,230 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 186 babies
- 2025
- 72
- #2,064 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +2%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 72 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,064 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 1.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 186 in 1995. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (19). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,838 as a first name in 2020; 592 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hernan’s family of names
Hernan has a related form in Hernando.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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