Herndon

Boy · recorded 1915–1955

  • 1955last recorded
  • 1920best year

Most popular in 1920.

Last recorded in 1955. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Herndon.

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Its story

Popularity since 1915

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 25 recorded years as a table
Herndon, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191514
19169
19176
191812
191910
192016
192115
19226
19236
19247
19254
19266
19276
19287
19295
19305
19326
19336
19375
19444
19474
19483
19493
19514
19553

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Herndon isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1955
7
Rank in 1955
#3,201
How rare
1 in 294,269 boys
Since 1915
194

Herndon was last recorded in 1955. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1920, at 16 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Herndon doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.