Girls' name · since 1910
Fernande
521 babies named Fernande in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,538 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 521
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
521 girls have been named Fernande since 1910, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Fernande has 521 recorded births among girls since 1910, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1950.
- #11,538 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 521 born since 1910
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fernande ranks #11,538 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 521 born since 1910, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,538 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 521
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Fernande's 521 recorded births place it above 84.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Maine.
Fernande's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fernande splits its recorded history at 1928: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1910 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fernande popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1950
- Peak year (1922)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Fernande by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (263 births, 50% of the file).
1920s was Fernande's strongest decade.
263 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Fernande births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
110 births
- 1920s
1920s
263 births
- 1930s
1930s
115 births
- 1940s 28
1940s
28 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 263 births (50% of all-time use).
How Fernande 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 Fernande's total volume
Fernande by state
Where Fernande concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maine | | 155 | 29.8% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 59 | 11.3% |
| #3 | New Hampshire | | 31 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Rhode Island | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Vermont | | 5 | 1.0% |
155 of 521 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Fernande's data
- Fernande's decade-level peak was the 1920s (263 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maine records the most Fernandes (155 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maine names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fernande: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1910–1950 (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 Fernande 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.