Boys' name · since 1928
Fernandez
Fernandez has 395 recorded births since 1928 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,090 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 395
- born since 1928
- 1980s
- peak decade
Fernandez is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 395 have been recorded since 1928.
Social Security Administration records show Fernandez recorded 395 times among boys since 1928, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 2020.
- #9,090 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 395 born since 1928
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fernandez ranks #9,090 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 395 born since 1928, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,090 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 395
- born since 1928
- 1980s
- peak decade
Fernandez's 395 recorded births place it above 79.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Fernandez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fernandez splits its recorded history at 1979: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1932 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fernandez popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2020
- Peak year (1990)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Fernandez by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (90 births, 23% of the file).
1980s was Fernandez's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Fernandez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 30
1950s
30 births
- 1960s
1960s
70 births
- 1970s
1970s
85 births
- 1980s
1980s
90 births
- 1990s
1990s
74 births
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 90 births (23% of all-time use).
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What to do with Fernandez's data
- Fernandez's decade-level peak was the 1980s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Fernandez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~92 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, 1928–2020 (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 Fernandez 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.