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
- Pronounced ser-VAHN-doh /sərˈvandə/
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.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1918–2025 107 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 5,399 | ▲ 505 |
| 2024 | 15 | 5,904 | ▲ 993 |
| 2023 | 12 | 6,897 | ▼ 1,682 |
| 2022 | 18 | 5,215 | ▼ 105 |
| 2021 | 18 | 5,110 | ▲ 1,186 |
| 2020 | 13 | 6,296 | ▼ 1,143 |
| 2019 | 18 | 5,153 | ▼ 677 |
| 2018 | 22 | 4,476 | ▲ 118 |
| 2017 | 21 | 4,594 | ▼ 818 |
| 2016 | 28 | 3,776 | ▼ 1 |
| 2015 | 28 | 3,775 | ▲ 1,291 |
| 2014 | 18 | 5,066 | ▼ 1,405 |
| 2013 | 28 | 3,661 | ▲ 1,821 |
| 2012 | 16 | 5,482 | ▼ 1,372 |
| 2011 | 24 | 4,110 | ▲ 1,631 |
| 2010 | 15 | 5,741 | ▼ 2,265 |
| 2009 | 31 | 3,476 | ▼ 597 |
| 2008 | 41 | 2,879 | ▼ 644 |
| 2007 | 59 | 2,235 | ▲ 992 |
| 2006 | 33 | 3,227 | ▼ 267 |
| 2005 | 35 | 2,960 | ▼ 858 |
| 2004 | 56 | 2,102 | ▲ 78 |
| 2003 | 50 | 2,180 | ▲ 115 |
| 2002 | 45 | 2,295 | ▼ 313 |
| 2001 | 54 | 1,982 | ▲ 154 |
| 2000 | 47 | 2,136 | ▲ 262 |
| 1999 | 37 | 2,398 | ▼ 124 |
| 1998 | 39 | 2,274 | ▼ 341 |
| 1997 | 47 | 1,933 | ▲ 250 |
| 1996 | 38 | 2,183 | ▼ 43 |
| 1995 | 38 | 2,140 | ▼ 451 |
| 1994 | 53 | 1,689 | ▲ 658 |
| 1993 | 32 | 2,347 | ▼ 173 |
| 1992 | 35 | 2,174 | ▼ 122 |
| 1991 | 36 | 2,052 | ▲ 380 |
| 1990 | 28 | 2,432 | ▼ 187 |
| 1989 | 30 | 2,245 | ▼ 48 |
| 1988 | 28 | 2,197 | ▼ 140 |
| 1987 | 29 | 2,057 | ▲ 39 |
| 1986 | 27 | 2,096 | ▲ 197 |
| 1985 | 23 | 2,293 | ▼ 195 |
| 1984 | 25 | 2,098 | ▼ 143 |
| 1983 | 27 | 1,955 | ▲ 156 |
| 1982 | 25 | 2,111 | ▼ 246 |
| 1981 | 30 | 1,865 | ▲ 502 |
| 1980 | 21 | 2,367 | ▼ 210 |
| 1979 | 23 | 2,157 | ▲ 48 |
| 1978 | 21 | 2,205 | ▲ 253 |
| 1977 | 18 | 2,458 | ▼ 526 |
| 1976 | 25 | 1,932 | ▼ 48 |
| 1975 | 25 | 1,884 | ▲ 2 |
| 1974 | 24 | 1,886 | ▲ 627 |
| 1973 | 15 | 2,513 | ▼ 642 |
| 1972 | 23 | 1,871 | ▲ 181 |
| 1971 | 20 | 2,052 | ▲ 687 |
| 1970 | 12 | 2,739 | ▲ 856 |
| 1969 | 7 | 3,595 | ▼ 1,395 |
| 1968 | 14 | 2,200 | ▼ 170 |
| 1967 | 15 | 2,030 | ▲ 435 |
| 1966 | 11 | 2,465 | ▼ 381 |
| 1965 | 15 | 2,084 | ▲ 966 |
| 1964 | 8 | 3,050 | ▼ 935 |
| 1963 | 15 | 2,115 | ▼ 219 |
| 1962 | 18 | 1,896 | ▲ 52 |
| 1961 | 18 | 1,948 | ▲ 25 |
| 1960 | 17 | 1,973 | ▼ 57 |
| 1959 | 18 | 1,916 | ▲ 590 |
| 1958 | 11 | 2,506 | ▼ 554 |
| 1957 | 17 | 1,952 | ▼ 66 |
| 1956 | 18 | 1,886 | ▲ 416 |
| 1955 | 12 | 2,302 | ▼ 95 |
| 1954 | 13 | 2,207 | ▼ 656 |
| 1953 | 24 | 1,551 | ▲ 825 |
| 1952 | 11 | 2,376 | ▼ 472 |
| 1951 | 16 | 1,904 | ▲ 207 |
| 1950 | 13 | 2,111 | ▲ 226 |
| 1949 | 11 | 2,337 | ▼ 310 |
| 1948 | 14 | 2,027 | ▼ 241 |
| 1947 | 18 | 1,786 | ▲ 163 |
| 1946 | 14 | 1,949 | ▲ 794 |
| 1945 | 7 | 2,743 | ▲ 119 |
| 1944 | 7 | 2,862 | ▼ 585 |
| 1943 | 11 | 2,277 | ▼ 235 |
| 1942 | 13 | 2,042 | ▲ 1,091 |
| 1941 | 6 | 3,133 | ▼ 3 |
| 1940 | 6 | 3,130 | ▼ 17 |
| 1939 | 6 | 3,113 | ▲ 421 |
| 1938 | 5 | 3,534 | ▼ 1,542 |
| 1937 | 13 | 1,992 | ▲ 309 |
| 1936 | 10 | 2,301 | ▼ 272 |
| 1935 | 13 | 2,029 | ▲ 944 |
| 1934 | 7 | 2,973 | ▼ 880 |
| 1933 | 12 | 2,093 | ▲ 8 |
| 1932 | 13 | 2,101 | ▲ 370 |
| 1931 | 10 | 2,471 | ▲ 310 |
| 1930 | 9 | 2,781 | ▼ 15 |
| 1929 | 9 | 2,766 | ▼ 718 |
| 1928 | 15 | 2,048 | ▲ 1,732 |
| 1927 | 6 | 3,780 | ▼ 72 |
| 1926 | 6 | 3,708 | ▼ 1,273 |
| 1925 | 12 | 2,435 | ▲ 387 |
| 1924 | 10 | 2,822 | ▼ 50 |
| 1923 | 10 | 2,772 | ▲ 1,535 |
| 1922 | 5 | 4,307 | ▼ 1,093 |
| 1921 | 8 | 3,214 | back (not recorded in 1920) |
| 1919 | 5 | 4,168 | ▲ 11 |
| 1918 | 5 | 4,179 | new |
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.