Girls' name · since 1914
Fernanda
Fernanda has 20,130 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,063 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #552 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,130
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Fernanda is the #552 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 20,130 recorded since 1914.
Fernanda has 20,130 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #552 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #1,063 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #552 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 20,130 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fernanda ranks #1,063 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #552 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 20,130 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,063 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #552 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,130
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Fernanda's 20,130 recorded births place it above 98.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Fernanda compares
20,130 Top 7% higher than 93% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Fernanda's all-time total is 54x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fernanda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20,130 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,274 | 21 | 19,840 |
Fernanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fernanda's full recorded timeline at 1972, 97% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 3% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1936, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 1,274 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fernanda popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 1,274
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Fernanda popularity over time - boys
26 total births recorded since 1970 (Fernanda as boys' name)
Fernanda by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (7,129 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Fernanda's strongest decade.
7,129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Fernanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 64
1910s
64 births
- 1920s 118
1920s
118 births
- 1930s 54
1930s
54 births
- 1940s 66
1940s
66 births
- 1950s 94
1950s
94 births
- 1960s 112
1960s
112 births
- 1970s 122
1970s
122 births
- 1980s 269
1980s
269 births
- 1990s 1,612
1990s
1,612 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,951 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,129 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,539 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7,129 births (35% of all-time use).
How Fernanda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Fernanda's total volume
Fernanda by state
Where Fernanda concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,600 | 27.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5,083 | 25.3% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 1,064 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 877 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 711 | 3.5% |
| #6 | New York | | 506 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 456 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 420 | 2.1% |
5,600 of 20,130 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Fernanda appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Fernanda's data
- Fernanda's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (7,129 total births) through the 2020s (3,539) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Fernandas (5,600 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fernanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Fernanda 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 August 2026.