Fernanda
Girl · fer-NAHN-da · Germanic
Fernanda is a girls' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 551st for girls in the US (549 babies).
What does Fernanda mean?
Germanic: feminine of Fernando, the Spanish form of Ferdinand
Fernando is the Spanish form of Ferdinand, a name of Visigothic origin borne by many Spanish kings.
- Say it
- fer-NAHN-da
Is Fernanda a girl's or a boy's name?
Fernanda is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 549 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Fernanda in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Fernanda in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Fernanda in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #5,152 |
How popular is Fernanda in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #551among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 549about 1 in 2,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 549 girls in the US were named Fernanda, making it the 551st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 571st. Its busiest year was 2009, with 1,274 girls. It first appears in the records in 1914.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the girls named Fernanda in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Fernanda in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 549 | #551 |
| 2024 | 612 | #500 |
| 2023 | 658 | #469 |
| 2022 | 690 | #460 |
| 2021 | 518 | #584 |
| 2020 | 512 | #571 |
| 2019 | 635 | #494 |
| 2018 | 631 | #493 |
| 2017 | 734 | #435 |
| 2016 | 688 | #462 |
| 2015 | 551 | #562 |
| 2014 | 585 | #529 |
| 2013 | 585 | #510 |
| 2012 | 823 | #380 |
| 2011 | 961 | #329 |
| 2010 | 936 | #344 |
| 2009 | 1,274 | #258 |
| 2008 | 767 | #421 |
| 2007 | 699 | #461 |
| 2006 | 738 | #432 |
| 2005 | 795 | #394 |
| 2004 | 591 | #498 |
| 2003 | 577 | #497 |
| 2002 | 630 | #456 |
| 2001 | 419 | #601 |
| 2000 | 461 | #566 |
| 1999 | 285 | #772 |
| 1998 | 212 | #964 |
| 1997 | 165 | #1,131 |
| 1996 | 193 | #981 |
| 1995 | 198 | #946 |
| 1994 | 163 | #1,098 |
| 1993 | 171 | #1,061 |
| 1992 | 93 | #1,627 |
| 1991 | 68 | #2,008 |
| 1990 | 64 | #2,063 |
| 1989 | 50 | #2,333 |
| 1988 | 45 | #2,414 |
| 1987 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 1986 | 24 | #3,552 |
| 1985 | 29 | #3,083 |
| 1984 | 22 | #3,612 |
| 1983 | 19 | #3,948 |
| 1982 | 20 | #3,897 |
| 1981 | 20 | #3,858 |
| 1980 | 16 | #4,516 |
| 1979 | 13 | #5,091 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 13 | #4,941 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 16 | #3,948 |
| 1974 | 14 | #4,226 |
| 1973 | 11 | #4,869 |
| 1972 | 16 | #3,714 |
| 1971 | 10 | #5,134 |
| 1970 | 17 | #3,576 |
| 1969 | 16 | #3,460 |
| 1968 | 11 | #4,221 |
| 1967 | 10 | #4,299 |
| 1966 | 8 | #4,865 |
| 1965 | 14 | #3,401 |
| 1964 | 9 | #4,635 |
| 1963 | 11 | #4,018 |
| 1962 | 9 | #4,532 |
| 1961 | 16 | #3,188 |
| 1960 | 8 | #4,772 |
| 1959 | 12 | #3,618 |
| 1958 | 9 | #4,192 |
| 1957 | 12 | #3,488 |
| 1956 | 7 | #4,836 |
| 1955 | 10 | #3,777 |
| 1954 | 7 | #4,653 |
| 1953 | 12 | #3,268 |
| 1952 | 7 | #4,482 |
| 1951 | 10 | #3,481 |
| 1950 | 8 | #3,960 |
| 1949 | 8 | #3,891 |
| 1948 | 5 | #5,241 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #4,416 |
| 1945 | 8 | #3,386 |
| 1944 | 11 | #2,761 |
| 1943 | 9 | #3,248 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 9 | #3,028 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,736 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #4,340 |
| 1937 | 8 | #3,145 |
| 1936 | 5 | #4,179 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,447 |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,405 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,899 |
| 1931 | 16 | #2,023 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,920 |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,766 |
| 1927 | 10 | #3,051 |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,872 |
| 1925 | 19 | #2,017 |
| 1924 | 16 | #2,307 |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,375 |
| 1922 | 16 | #2,291 |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,378 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,596 |
| 1919 | 10 | #3,003 |
| 1918 | 18 | #2,028 |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,692 |
| 1916 | 9 | #3,029 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,433 |
Nicknames for Fernanda
- Fer
- Nanda
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Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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