Fernando
Top 1000
About Fernando
Can you hear the drums Fernando? Although 58% of Nameberries prefer Ferdinand to Fernando, the Iberian variant has a softer, more romantic feel that makes it a better fit with all those Javiers, Lorenzos and Matteos.
Pronounced fer-NAN-do.
As of October 2026, Fernando ranked #387 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #149 in 1997.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #264 | 1,404 | 730.9 |
| 2015 | #272 | 1,348 | 703.3 |
| 2016 | #289 | 1,245 | 656 |
| 2017 | #306 | 1,142 | 617 |
| 2018 | #311 | 1,093 | 601.8 |
| 2019 | #316 | 1,065 | 593.6 |
| 2020 | #342 | 938 | 543.4 |
| 2021 | #358 | 906 | 517.9 |
| 2022 | #342 | 976 | 559 |
| 2023 | #344 | 969 | 566.5 |
| 2024 | #352 | 951 | 552 |
| 2025 | #387 | 819 | 479.5 |
World rankings
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Fernando on lists
Famous Fernandos
- Fernando Martins de Bulhões
birth name of Saint Anthony of Padua
- Fernando Álvarez de Toledo
Grand Duke of Alba, Spanish noble, general, and diplomat
- Fernando Velasco
American football player
- Fernando Verdasco
Spanish tennis player
- Fernando José Torres
Spanish football player
- Fernando Rodney
Dominican baseball player
- Fernando Alonso
Spanish racing driver
- Fernando Francisco González
Chilean tennis player
- Fernando Valenzuela
Mexican baseball player
- Fernando Manuel Fernandes da Costa Santos
Portuguese footballer and manager
- Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa
Portuguese poet
- Fernando Riera
Chilean footballer
- Fernando Ricksen
former Dutch footballer
- Fernando Mendoza
American football player
Fernando in pop culture
- "Fernando
" song by Swedish pop group ABBA
- San Fernando Valley
Los Angeles, California
- Fernando Castillo Saavedra
is a main character in telenovela "Destinos"
- Fernando Guerero
character on TV's "Fuller House"
- Fernando Sucre
character on TV's "Prison Break"