Gender
Origin
- Spanish
- Daring, Adventurous
- SpanishFerdinand
- Variation of ; Adventurer
Syllables
3
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Fernando
Pronunciation
f(e)-rnan-do, fer-na-ndo
Famous People
Singer Fernando Allende, Baseball player Fernando Valenzuela
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #151, 2,756 births); most recent 2025 (rank #387, 819 births)
- Girls: peak in 1994 (rank #3787, 28 births); most recent 2017 (rank #15899, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 819 | – |
| 2024 | 951 | – |
| 2023 | 969 | – |
| 2022 | 976 | – |
| 2021 | 906 | – |
| 2020 | 938 | – |
| 2019 | 1,065 | – |
| 2018 | 1,093 | – |
| 2017 | 1,142 | 5 |
| 2016 | 1,245 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #1241, 20 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2266, 10 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2016 | 10 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1971 (rank #143, 349 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2092, 12 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 18 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 21 |
| 2016 | 21 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2014 | 9 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #733, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence