Fernando
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
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.
Fernando is also given to girls.
Pronounced fer-NAN-do.
As of October 2026, Fernando ranked #16674 in US births in 2017 SSA, peaked at #3772 in 1981.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #264 | 1,404 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #272 | 1,348 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #289 | 1,245 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #306 | 1,142 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #311 | 1,093 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #316 | 1,065 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #342 | 938 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #358 | 906 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #342 | 976 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #344 | 969 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #352 | 951 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #387 | 819 |
World rankings
Fernando for boys
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Fernando on lists
Famous Fernandos
- Fernando Martins de BulhõesBoy
birth name of Saint Anthony of Padua
- Fernando Álvarez de ToledoBoy
Grand Duke of Alba, Spanish noble, general, and diplomat
- Fernando VelascoBoy
American football player
- Fernando VerdascoBoy
Spanish tennis player
- Fernando José TorresBoy
Spanish football player
- Fernando RodneyBoy
Dominican baseball player
- Fernando AlonsoBoy
Spanish racing driver
- Fernando Francisco GonzálezBoy
Chilean tennis player
- Fernando ValenzuelaBoy
Mexican baseball player
- Fernando Manuel Fernandes da Costa SantosBoy
Portuguese footballer and manager
- Fernando António Nogueira PessoaBoy
Portuguese poet
- Fernando RieraBoy
Chilean footballer
- Fernando RicksenBoy
former Dutch footballer
- Fernando MendozaBoy
American football player
Fernando in pop culture
- "FernandoBoy
" song by Swedish pop group ABBA
- San Fernando ValleyBoy
Los Angeles, California
- Fernando Castillo SaavedraBoy
is a main character in telenovela "Destinos"
- Fernando GuereroBoy
character on TV's "Fuller House"
- Fernando SucreBoy
character on TV's "Prison Break"