How Many People Are Named Hernandez?
An estimated 106 people in the United States have the first name Hernandez. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Hernandez peaked in popularity in 1984 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hernandez as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Hernandez paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
106
About 1 in 3,233,531 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1984
11 births
Total Registered
114
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hernandez
Hernandez is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 114 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hernandez as a male name
Ranked #12,761 in 2020
5 male births in 2020
Peak: 1984 (11 births)
Hernandez: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hernandez span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 48 babies were registered. Hernandez has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hernandez by Decade
How has Hernandez tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Hernandez + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hernandez as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hernandez
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hernandez: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hernandez?
We estimate approximately 106 people named Hernandez are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,233,531 Americans share this first name.
Is Hernandez a common name?
Hernandez is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 114 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hernandez most popular?
Hernandez reached peak popularity in 1984, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hernandez is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hernandez a male name?
Hernandez is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hernandez Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hernandez Smith, Hernandez Johnson, Hernandez Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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