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Fernando name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Fernando ranks #387 in male records (819 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
2025 male rank and count
#387 · 819 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 133 male records (952 to 819); rank moved from #352 to #387.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 87 male records (906 to 819); rank moved from #358 to #387.
Peak year in available data
2016: 1,245 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Fernando becoming more popular?

Fernando's reported male count decreased by 133 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #352 to #387. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published female observation for Fernando. That is not a count of zero.

Fernando in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for FernandoFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,2450201620252017: 5 female records2016: 1,245 male records2017: 1,142 male records2018: 1,093 male records2019: 1,065 male records2020: 938 male records2021: 906 male records2022: 976 male records2023: 970 male records2024: 952 male records2025: 819 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025——819387
2024——952352
2023——970344
2022——976342
2021——906358
2020——938342
2019——1,065316
2018——1,093311
2017516,6801,142306
2016——1,245289

Questions about Fernando’s popularity

How common is Fernando in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Fernando ranks #387 in male records (819 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Fernando?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Fernando only.

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Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Fernando creates a match.

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