Hernan
Meaning
“Spanish short form of Hernando/Fernando, traditionally 'brave voyager'”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Hernan peaked in the 1990s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
1,050 people · the #8,015 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 200,000 · median age 30
Among people named Hernan living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 60 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
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