Fernando is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 2006 and has grown less common since.
Fernando is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #387 for boy births in the United States (and #777 across all names), given to 819 babies — 833 including U.S. territories. Fernando first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2006 (2,758 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 819 | 833 | — | #387 |
| 2024 | 952 | 972 | — | #352 |
| 2023 | 970 | 984 | — | #344 |
| 2022 | 976 | 994 | — | #342 |
| 2021 | 906 | 918 | — | #358 |
| 2020 | 938 | 950 | — | #342 |
| 2019 | 1,065 | 1,082 | — | #316 |
| 2018 | 1,093 | 1,109 | — | #311 |
| 2017 | 1,147 | 1,164 | #16,680 | #306 |
| 2016 | 1,245 | 1,262 | — | #289 |
| 2015 | 1,348 | 1,378 | — | #272 |
| 2014 | 1,404 | 1,445 | — | #264 |
| 2013 | 1,429 | 1,466 | — | #254 |
| 2012 | 1,491 | 1,525 | #11,588 | #243 |
| 2011 | 1,711 | 1,760 | #17,666 | #209 |
| 2010 | 1,959 | 2,012 | #15,604 | #189 |
| 2009 | 2,135 | 2,199 | #11,789 | #179 |
| 2008 | 2,388 | 2,446 | #18,427 | #164 |
| 2007 | 2,697 | 2,773 | #11,098 | #157 |
| 2006 | 2,765 | 2,843 | #14,060 | #151 |
| 2005 | 2,452 | 2,529 | #9,073 | #170 |
| 2004 | 2,596 | 2,695 | #6,581 | #155 |
| 2003 | 2,563 | 2,649 | #10,725 | #157 |
| 2002 | 2,438 | 2,547 | #7,179 | #159 |
| 2001 | 2,612 | 2,756 | #8,961 | #154 |
| 2000 | 2,611 | 2,761 | #10,164 | #150 |
| 1999 | 2,187 | 2,309 | #7,881 | #169 |
| 1998 | 2,065 | 2,193 | #10,431 | #166 |
| 1997 | 2,325 | — | #8,557 | #149 |
| 1996 | 1,885 | — | #8,361 | #178 |
| 1995 | 1,891 | — | #5,086 | #176 |
| 1994 | 1,859 | — | #3,819 | #174 |
| 1993 | 1,820 | — | #4,713 | #179 |
| 1992 | 1,902 | — | #4,583 | #169 |
| 1991 | 1,918 | — | #4,866 | #169 |
| 1990 | 1,749 | — | #5,126 | #179 |
| 1989 | 1,598 | — | #5,373 | #187 |
| 1988 | 1,373 | — | #6,397 | #200 |
| 1987 | 1,219 | — | #4,724 | #208 |
| 1986 | 1,340 | — | #4,596 | #193 |
| 1985 | 1,305 | — | #5,456 | #193 |
| 1984 | 1,301 | — | #4,380 | #191 |
| 1983 | 1,299 | — | #3,997 | #190 |
| 1982 | 1,379 | — | #5,647 | #185 |
| 1981 | 1,262 | — | #3,772 | #199 |
| 1980 | 1,279 | — | #5,325 | #196 |
| 1979 | 1,141 | — | #6,340 | #210 |
| 1978 | 1,090 | — | #6,563 | #204 |
| 1977 | 1,150 | — | #4,733 | #201 |
| 1976 | 894 | — | #6,808 | #230 |
| 1975 | 927 | — | #4,671 | #223 |
| 1974 | 852 | — | #5,114 | #240 |
| 1973 | 818 | — | #5,710 | #245 |
| 1972 | 782 | — | — | #255 |
| 1971 | 828 | — | — | #264 |
| 1970 | 764 | — | — | #276 |
| 1969 | 685 | — | #7,826 | #287 |
| 1968 | 654 | — | #6,481 | #293 |
| 1967 | 593 | — | #7,108 | #304 |
| 1966 | 608 | — | #6,890 | #303 |
| 1965 | 549 | — | — | #324 |
| 1964 | 620 | — | — | #310 |
| 1963 | 602 | — | #6,927 | #322 |
| 1962 | 639 | — | #6,886 | #309 |
| 1961 | 610 | — | — | #317 |
| 1960 | 589 | — | #6,663 | #323 |
| 1959 | 619 | — | #4,407 | #316 |
| 1958 | 528 | — | — | #335 |
| 1957 | 530 | — | — | #332 |
| 1956 | 517 | — | — | #325 |
| 1955 | 532 | — | — | #320 |
| 1954 | 572 | — | — | #299 |
| 1953 | 530 | — | — | #312 |
| 1952 | 429 | — | #5,837 | #336 |
| 1951 | 411 | — | #5,672 | #338 |
| 1950 | 344 | — | — | #364 |
| 1949 | 268 | — | — | #412 |
| 1948 | 312 | — | — | #387 |
| 1947 | 264 | — | — | #420 |
| 1946 | 219 | — | — | #430 |
| 1945 | 220 | — | — | #407 |
| 1944 | 180 | — | — | #450 |
| 1943 | 164 | — | — | #481 |
| 1942 | 183 | — | — | #455 |
| 1941 | 133 | — | — | #511 |
| 1940 | 164 | — | — | #453 |
| 1939 | 131 | — | — | #497 |
| 1938 | 141 | — | — | #489 |
| 1937 | 150 | — | — | #456 |
| 1936 | 121 | — | — | #512 |
| 1935 | 128 | — | — | #508 |
| 1934 | 132 | — | — | #502 |
| 1933 | 132 | — | — | #488 |
| 1932 | 138 | — | #4,073 | #500 |
| 1931 | 177 | — | — | #426 |
| 1930 | 173 | — | — | #449 |
| 1929 | 148 | — | — | #482 |
| 1928 | 146 | — | — | #499 |
| 1927 | 189 | — | — | #445 |
| 1926 | 136 | — | — | #519 |
| 1925 | 162 | — | — | #478 |
| 1924 | 153 | — | — | #504 |
| 1923 | 136 | — | — | #521 |
| 1922 | 119 | — | — | #589 |
| 1921 | 130 | — | — | #546 |
| 1920 | 96 | — | — | #647 |
| 1919 | 83 | — | — | #683 |
| 1918 | 84 | — | — | #680 |
| 1917 | 80 | — | — | #670 |
| 1916 | 58 | — | — | #814 |
| 1915 | 56 | — | — | #817 |
| 1914 | 54 | — | — | #706 |
| 1913 | 30 | — | — | #904 |
| 1912 | 34 | — | — | #742 |
| 1911 | 18 | — | — | #768 |
| 1910 | 23 | — | — | #605 |
| 1909 | 16 | — | — | #694 |
| 1908 | 12 | — | — | #794 |
| 1907 | 6 | — | — | #1,245 |
| 1906 | 6 | — | — | #1,169 |
| 1904 | 16 | — | — | #573 |
| 1903 | 6 | — | — | #1,056 |
| 1902 | 11 | — | — | #706 |
| 1901 | 6 | — | — | #988 |
| 1900 | 12 | — | — | #758 |
| 1899 | 8 | — | — | #810 |
| 1898 | 5 | — | — | #1,191 |
| 1897 | 8 | — | — | #813 |
| 1896 | 6 | — | — | #1,029 |
| 1895 | 5 | — | — | #1,139 |
| 1894 | 8 | — | — | #811 |
| 1892 | 7 | — | — | #886 |
| 1888 | 5 | — | — | #1,084 |
| 1886 | 9 | — | — | #660 |
| 1885 | 9 | — | — | #662 |
| 1884 | 10 | — | — | #632 |
| 1883 | 6 | — | — | #830 |
| 1882 | 6 | — | — | #873 |
| 1880 | 8 | — | — | #703 |