Boys' name · since 1880
Fernando
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 103,139 babies named Fernando, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #311 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #387 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 103,139
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
103,139 babies have been named Fernando since 1880, making it today's #387 boys' name.
Fernando has 103,139 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #387 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #311 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #387 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 103,139 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fernando ranks #311 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #387 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 103,139 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #311 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #387 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 103,139
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Fernando's 103,139 recorded births place it above 99.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Fernando compares
103,139 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Fernando's all-time total is 280x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fernando | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 103,139 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,758 | 34 | 22,252 |
Fernando's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fernando's full recorded timeline at 1956, 92% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 8% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1888, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 2,758 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fernando popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 2,758
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Fernando popularity over time - girls
590 total births recorded since 1932 (Fernando as girls' name)
Fernando by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (25,152 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Fernando's strongest decade.
25,152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Fernando births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 53
1880s
53 births
- 1890s 47
1890s
47 births
- 1900s 91
1900s
91 births
- 1910s 520
1910s
520 births
- 1920s 1,415
1920s
1,415 births
- 1930s 1,417
1930s
1,417 births
- 1940s 2,107
1940s
2,107 births
- 1950s 4,993
1950s
4,993 births
- 1960s 6,113
1960s
6,113 births
- 1970s 9,172
1970s
9,172 births
- 1980s
1980s
13,198 births
- 1990s
1990s
19,433 births
- 2000s
2000s
25,152 births
- 2010s
2010s
13,867 births
- 2020s 5,561
2020s
5,561 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 25,152 births (24% of all-time use).
How Fernando compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Fernando's total volume
Fernando by state
Where Fernando concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 34,712 | 33.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 24,286 | 23.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 5,764 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 5,101 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 4,955 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 3,898 | 3.8% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 1,924 | 1.9% |
| #8 | New Mexico | | 1,737 | 1.7% |
34,712 of 103,139 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Fernando appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Fernando's data
- Fernando's decade-level peak was the 2000s (25,152 total births); usage has since declined to 5,561 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Fernandos (34,712 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 Fernando: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Fernando 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.