Fernando Boy
How popular is Fernando?
#387 boy name in 2025
819 baby boys were named Fernando in the US in 2025, making it the 387th most popular boy name.
94,178living people named Fernando (est.)
28median age of people named Fernando
103,729babies named Fernando since 1880
1 in 4,048US babies born in 2025
Fernando popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #387 for boys (▼ 35 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 819 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-39% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #272 in 2015, #342 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2006 (2,758 boys) |
| Highest rank | #149 in 1997 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Fernando is most popular
Babies named Fernando per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Mexico: 1.4 per 1,000 (47 boys)
- Texas: 1.3 per 1,000 (1,159 boys)
- Arizona: 1.3 per 1,000 (215 boys)
- California: 1.3 per 1,000 (1,144 boys)
- Nevada: 1.1 per 1,000 (62 boys)
Fernando by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 53 | #613 |
| 1890s | 47 | #786 |
| 1900s | 91 | #566 |
| 1910s | 520 | #598 |
| 1920s | 1,415 | #445 |
| 1930s | 1,417 | #425 |
| 1940s | 2,107 | #387 |
| 1950s | 4,993 | #299 |
| 1960s | 6,113 | #287 |
| 1970s | 9,172 | #201 |
| 1980s | 13,198 | #185 |
| 1990s | 19,433 | #149 |
| 2000s | 25,152 | #150 |
| 2010s | 13,867 | #189 |
| 2020s | 5,561 | #342 |
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Questions
- Is Fernando a boy or girl name?
- Fernando is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Fernando were boys.
- How popular is the name Fernando?
- 819 baby boys were named Fernando in the US in 2025, making it the 387th most popular boy name.
- When was Fernando most popular?
- Fernando peaked in 2006, when 2,758 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #149 in 1997.
- How many people are named Fernando?
- 103,729 babies have been named Fernando in the US since 1880. We estimate about 94,178 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 28.
- Where is Fernando most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Fernando was most common in New Mexico, at 1.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.