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Servando

ser-VAHN-doh /sərˈvandə/ Spanish

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
#5,399 of boy names (outside the top 1,000)
Babies in 2025
17 (<0.01% of boys)
Trend
Rising #6,296 in 2020 to #5,399 in 2025
Peak
#1,551 in 1953
First recorded
1918

Meaning of Servando

Servando, like a lone crane gliding across a moonlit koi pond, whispers of ancient Spanish mornings and Latin echoes of servandus—“to be preserved”—imbuing each syllable with the quiet promise of endurance. It unfolds softly—ser-VAHN-doh—against a backdrop of bamboo groves swayed by a gentle wind, carrying the cool elegance of a haiku’s final line. This name, rare as a winter sakura bloom in modern registers, evokes the steadfast grace of a stone lantern guarding a mossy temple path, where every footstep feels both deliberate and destined. Though seldom heard in playgrounds or hallways—its U.S. rankings drifting around the nine-hundreds in recent years—Servando bears a timeless resonance, as if carved by calligraphy ink on rice paper. In its calm reserve lies a dry wit: it refuses the clamor of trends, standing instead as a quiet guardian of legacy and quiet strength.

How to pronounce Servando

Spanish

Popularity of Servando in the U.S.

Servando was the #5,399 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 17 babies. It peaked at #1,551 in 1953. It first appears in the records in 1918.

Bar and line chart: Servando in the U.S., 1918–2025. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 59 in 2007 and 17 in 2025. Line: rank among boy names, peak #1,551 in 1953, #5,399 in 2025.
  • Boys named Servando (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1918–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1918⁠–⁠2025 107 rows
Servando: babies and rank among boy names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025175,399▲ 505
2024155,904▲ 993
2023126,897▼ 1,682
2022185,215▼ 105
2021185,110▲ 1,186
2020136,296▼ 1,143
2019185,153▼ 677
2018224,476▲ 118
2017214,594▼ 818
2016283,776▼ 1
2015283,775▲ 1,291
2014185,066▼ 1,405
2013283,661▲ 1,821
2012165,482▼ 1,372
2011244,110▲ 1,631
2010155,741▼ 2,265
2009313,476▼ 597
2008412,879▼ 644
2007592,235▲ 992
2006333,227▼ 267
2005352,960▼ 858
2004562,102▲ 78
2003502,180▲ 115
2002452,295▼ 313
2001541,982▲ 154
2000472,136▲ 262
1999372,398▼ 124
1998392,274▼ 341
1997471,933▲ 250
1996382,183▼ 43
1995382,140▼ 451
1994531,689▲ 658
1993322,347▼ 173
1992352,174▼ 122
1991362,052▲ 380
1990282,432▼ 187
1989302,245▼ 48
1988282,197▼ 140
1987292,057▲ 39
1986272,096▲ 197
1985232,293▼ 195
1984252,098▼ 143
1983271,955▲ 156
1982252,111▼ 246
1981301,865▲ 502
1980212,367▼ 210
1979232,157▲ 48
1978212,205▲ 253
1977182,458▼ 526
1976251,932▼ 48
1975251,884▲ 2
1974241,886▲ 627
1973152,513▼ 642
1972231,871▲ 181
1971202,052▲ 687
1970122,739▲ 856
196973,595▼ 1,395
1968142,200▼ 170
1967152,030▲ 435
1966112,465▼ 381
1965152,084▲ 966
196483,050▼ 935
1963152,115▼ 219
1962181,896▲ 52
1961181,948▲ 25
1960171,973▼ 57
1959181,916▲ 590
1958112,506▼ 554
1957171,952▼ 66
1956181,886▲ 416
1955122,302▼ 95
1954132,207▼ 656
1953241,551▲ 825
1952112,376▼ 472
1951161,904▲ 207
1950132,111▲ 226
1949112,337▼ 310
1948142,027▼ 241
1947181,786▲ 163
1946141,949▲ 794
194572,743▲ 119
194472,862▼ 585
1943112,277▼ 235
1942132,042▲ 1,091
194163,133▼ 3
194063,130▼ 17
193963,113▲ 421
193853,534▼ 1,542
1937131,992▲ 309
1936102,301▼ 272
1935132,029▲ 944
193472,973▼ 880
1933122,093▲ 8
1932132,101▲ 370
1931102,471▲ 310
193092,781▼ 15
192992,766▼ 718
1928152,048▲ 1,732
192763,780▼ 72
192663,708▼ 1,273
1925122,435▲ 387
1924102,822▼ 50
1923102,772▲ 1,535
192254,307▼ 1,093
192183,214back (not recorded in 1920)
191954,168▲ 11
191854,179new

Notable people named Servando

  • Servando Gomez Martinez, known as La Tuta, is a former Mexican cartel leader sentenced to 55 years in prison for kidnapping.
  • Servando Teresa de Mier was a Catholic priest and politician whose controversial writings supported republicanism and led to imprisonment and exile.
  • Servando Carrasco is an American former professional soccer player known for playing as a defensive midfielder.
  • Servando Cabrera Moreno was a Cuban painter known for his vibrant depictions of rural life and support for the Cuban Revolution.