Boys' name · peaked in 2006
Fernando name popularity since 1925
102,384 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Fernando (0.6% girls, 99.4% boys). Half of them were born in 1997 or earlier, so the typical Fernando is about 29 years old in 2026. Fernando peaked in 2006 as the #151 name for boys, and it ranked #387 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 102,384
- Named Fernando, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #387
- for boys in 2025 (819 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.4% boys
- 590 girls · 101,794 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 3.83× its national share
Peak year is the year Fernando made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Fernando births per year, 1925–2025
2006 was the biggest year for Fernando both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1949 and 1954, Fernando became 1.9× more common, from 1 in 6,620 baby boys to 1 in 3,560.
- Steepest fall: Between 2007 and 2012, its share of baby boys fell by 40%, from 1 in 772 to 1 in 1,280.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Fernando's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Fernando.
Decade by decade
Babies named Fernando in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 781 | – |
| 1930s | 6 | 1,417 | #508 |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,107 | #407 |
| 1950s | 19 | 4,993 | #320 |
| 1960s | 36 | 6,113 | #324 |
| 1970s | 74 | 9,172 | #223 |
| 1980s | 157 | 13,198 | #193 |
| 1990s | 168 | 19,433 | #176 |
| 2000s | 105 | 25,152 | #170 |
| 2010s | 25 | 13,867 | #272 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 5,561 | #387 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
36.1% of babies named Fernando from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Fernando is most popular
The index compares Fernando'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 Fernando.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 3.83× | 4,967 |
| California | 3.28× | 34,719 |
| Texas | 3.04× | 23,863 |
| New Mexico | 3.01× | 1,665 |
| Nevada | 2.52× | 898 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Fernando's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Fernando.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Fernando (2006).
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