Girls' name · peaked in 2009
Fernanda name popularity since 1925
20,031 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Fernanda. Half of them were born in 2010 or earlier, so the typical Fernanda is about 16 years old in 2026. Fernanda peaked in 2009 as the #258 name for girls, and it ranked #551 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 20,031
- Named Fernanda, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #551
- for girls in 2025 (549 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 20,005 girls · 26 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 4.50× its national share
Peak year is the year Fernanda made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Fernanda births per year, 1925–2025
2009 was the biggest year for Fernanda both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1997 and 2002, Fernanda became 3.7× more common, from 1 in 10,500 baby girls to 1 in 2,850.
- Steepest fall: Between 2009 and 2014, its share of baby girls fell by 53%, from 1 in 1,440 to 1 in 3,050.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Fernanda's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Fernanda.
Decade by decade
Babies named Fernanda in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 57 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 54 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 66 | 0 | #3,480 |
| 1950s | 94 | 0 | #3,871 |
| 1960s | 112 | 0 | #3,459 |
| 1970s | 122 | 18 | #4,001 |
| 1980s | 269 | 0 | #3,110 |
| 1990s | 1,612 | 0 | #950 |
| 2000s | 6,951 | 8 | #394 |
| 2010s | 7,129 | 0 | #563 |
| 2020–25 | 3,539 | 0 | #551 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
51.6% of babies named Fernanda from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Fernanda is most popular
The index compares Fernanda's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Fernanda.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 4.50× | 1,064 |
| Texas | 3.55× | 5,078 |
| California | 2.90× | 5,600 |
| Colorado | 1.87× | 420 |
| Florida | 1.08× | 711 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Fernanda's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Fernanda.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Fernanda (2009).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data