Is Fernando a boy or girl name?
Fernando is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 951 boys were named Fernando, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 102,907 US babies named Fernando were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #352
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Fernando since 1880
- 102,907
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 2,765 babies
Boys and girls named Fernando, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 53 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 47 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 91 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 520 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,415 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,417 | 6 | 0.4% |
| 1940s | 2,107 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 4,993 | 19 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 6,112 | 36 | 0.6% |
| 1970s | 9,172 | 74 | 0.8% |
| 1980s | 13,198 | 157 | 1.2% |
| 1990s | 19,433 | 168 | 0.9% |
| 2000s | 25,152 | 105 | 0.4% |
| 2010s | 13,867 | 25 | 0.2% |
| 2020s | 4,740 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 951 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 969 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 976 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 906 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 938 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,065 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,093 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,142 | #306 | 5 | #16,674 |
| 2016 | 1,245 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1,348 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1,404 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1,429 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,482 | #243 | 9 | #11,587 |
| 2011 | 1,706 | #209 | 5 | #17,665 |
| 2010 | 1,953 | #189 | 6 | #15,603 |
| 2009 | 2,126 | #179 | 9 | #11,787 |
| 2008 | 2,383 | #164 | 5 | #18,424 |
| 2007 | 2,687 | #157 | 10 | #11,097 |
| 2006 | 2,758 | #151 | 7 | #14,058 |
| 2005 | 2,440 | #170 | 12 | #9,073 |
| 2004 | 2,578 | #155 | 18 | #6,581 |
| 2003 | 2,554 | #157 | 9 | #10,724 |
| 2002 | 2,423 | #159 | 15 | #7,179 |
| 2001 | 2,601 | #154 | 11 | #8,960 |
| 2000 | 2,602 | #150 | 9 | #10,163 |
| 1999 | 2,175 | #169 | 12 | #7,881 |
| 1998 | 2,057 | #166 | 8 | #10,431 |
| 1997 | 2,315 | #149 | 10 | #8,557 |
| 1996 | 1,875 | #178 | 10 | #8,361 |
| 1995 | 1,872 | #176 | 19 | #5,086 |
| 1994 | 1,832 | #174 | 28 | #3,818 |
| 1993 | 1,798 | #179 | 21 | #4,712 |
| 1992 | 1,880 | #169 | 22 | #4,583 |
| 1991 | 1,898 | #169 | 20 | #4,866 |
| 1990 | 1,731 | #179 | 18 | #5,127 |
| 1989 | 1,582 | #187 | 16 | #5,373 |
| 1988 | 1,361 | #200 | 12 | #6,397 |
| 1987 | 1,202 | #208 | 17 | #4,724 |
| 1986 | 1,323 | #193 | 17 | #4,595 |
| 1985 | 1,292 | #193 | 13 | #5,456 |
| 1984 | 1,284 | #191 | 17 | #4,380 |
| 1983 | 1,280 | #190 | 19 | #3,996 |
| 1982 | 1,367 | #185 | 12 | #5,646 |
| 1981 | 1,241 | #199 | 21 | #3,772 |
| 1980 | 1,266 | #196 | 13 | #5,326 |
| 1979 | 1,130 | #210 | 10 | #6,339 |
| 1978 | 1,081 | #204 | 9 | #6,561 |
| 1977 | 1,136 | #201 | 14 | #4,733 |
| 1976 | 886 | #230 | 8 | #6,809 |
| 1975 | 914 | #224 | 13 | #4,670 |
| 1974 | 842 | #240 | 11 | #5,113 |
| 1973 | 808 | #245 | 9 | #5,709 |
| 1972 | 783 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 828 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 764 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 680 | #287 | 5 | #7,826 |
| 1968 | 648 | #293 | 6 | #6,482 |
| 1967 | 588 | #304 | 5 | #7,106 |
| 1966 | 603 | #303 | 5 | #6,890 |
| 1965 | 549 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 620 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 596 | #322 | 5 | #6,925 |
| 1962 | 634 | #309 | 5 | #6,886 |
| 1961 | 611 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 583 | #323 | 5 | #6,662 |
| 1959 | 610 | #316 | 9 | #4,407 |
| 1958 | 528 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 530 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 517 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 532 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 572 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 530 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 424 | #336 | 5 | #5,839 |
| 1951 | 406 | #338 | 5 | #5,673 |
| 1950 | 344 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 268 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 312 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 264 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 219 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 220 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 180 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 164 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 183 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 133 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 164 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 131 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 141 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 150 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 121 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 128 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 132 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 132 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 132 | #500 | 6 | #4,073 |
| 1931 | 177 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 173 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 148 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 146 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 189 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 136 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 162 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 153 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 136 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 119 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 130 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 96 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 83 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 84 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 80 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 58 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 56 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 54 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 30 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 34 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 18 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 23 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 16 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 12 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,245 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,169 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 16 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 11 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 12 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 8 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,191 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 8 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,139 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 8 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 7 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 9 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 9 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 10 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 6 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 6 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 8 | #703 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Fernando reached #149 in 1997. As a girl name, it reached #3,772 in 1981. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Fernando
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.