Total births
25
Boys' name · since 1998
Fernan
Fernan has 25 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 25
- total births
- 1998–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
25 boys have been named Fernan since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Fernan has 25 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- 25 total births
- 1998–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 48% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
25 boys have been named Fernan since 1998, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 25
- total births
- 1998–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
48% of everyone ever named Fernan was born in this single decade.
1998
Single peak year
7 babies were named Fernan in 1998 - its busiest year on record.
Fernan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fernan's full recorded timeline at 2023, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fernan at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1998
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1998
Fernan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Fernan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Fernan's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Fernan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 12 births (48% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Fernan? ▼
Fernan has been given to 25 babies in the U.S. since 1998, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 7 babies were born in 1998, its single highest year.
When was Fernan most popular? ▼
Fernan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Fernan been used? ▼
Fernan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 28 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Fernan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fernando, Ferdinand, Fermin, Ferris, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Fernan
Nearby Names Like Fernan
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Fernan
Fernando Boy
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Ferdinand Boy
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Fermin Boy
#3698 4,832 births
Ferris Boy
#2424 2,837 births
Ferrell Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Fernan: Baby Name Since 1998 - 25 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/fernan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Fernan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.