Fernando
Boy · fer-NAN-doh · Germanic
Fernando is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “bold voyager”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 387th for boys in the US (819 babies).
What does Fernando mean?
Germanic: Spanish and Portuguese form of Ferdinand
“bold voyager”
Spanish and Portuguese form of Ferdinand, borne by medieval kings of Castile and León.
- Say it
- fer-NAN-doh
More on Wiktionary.
Is Fernando a girl's or a boy's name?
Fernando is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 819 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Fernando in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Fernando, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2010, with 20 boys.
Half of all the boys named Fernando in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Fernando in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,619 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 13 | #1,902 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,649 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 18 | #1,433 |
| 2010 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,391 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,334 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,458 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 13 | #1,083 |
How popular is Fernando in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #387among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 819about 1 in 2,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 819 boys in the US were named Fernando, making it the 387th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 342nd. Its busiest year was 2006, with 2,758 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Fernando than any year since 1973.
Half of all the boys named Fernando in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Fernando in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 819 | #387 |
| 2024 | 952 | #352 |
| 2023 | 970 | #344 |
| 2022 | 976 | #342 |
| 2021 | 906 | #358 |
| 2020 | 938 | #342 |
| 2019 | 1,065 | #315 |
| 2018 | 1,093 | #311 |
| 2017 | 1,142 | #306 |
| 2016 | 1,245 | #289 |
| 2015 | 1,348 | #272 |
| 2014 | 1,404 | #264 |
| 2013 | 1,429 | #254 |
| 2012 | 1,482 | #243 |
| 2011 | 1,706 | #209 |
| 2010 | 1,953 | #189 |
| 2009 | 2,126 | #179 |
| 2008 | 2,383 | #164 |
| 2007 | 2,687 | #157 |
| 2006 | 2,758 | #151 |
| 2005 | 2,440 | #170 |
| 2004 | 2,578 | #155 |
| 2003 | 2,554 | #157 |
| 2002 | 2,423 | #159 |
| 2001 | 2,601 | #153 |
| 2000 | 2,602 | #150 |
| 1999 | 2,175 | #169 |
| 1998 | 2,057 | #166 |
| 1997 | 2,315 | #149 |
| 1996 | 1,875 | #178 |
| 1995 | 1,872 | #176 |
| 1994 | 1,831 | #174 |
| 1993 | 1,799 | #179 |
| 1992 | 1,880 | #169 |
| 1991 | 1,898 | #169 |
| 1990 | 1,731 | #179 |
| 1989 | 1,582 | #187 |
| 1988 | 1,361 | #200 |
| 1987 | 1,202 | #208 |
| 1986 | 1,323 | #193 |
| 1985 | 1,292 | #193 |
| 1984 | 1,284 | #191 |
| 1983 | 1,280 | #190 |
| 1982 | 1,367 | #185 |
| 1981 | 1,241 | #199 |
| 1980 | 1,266 | #196 |
| 1979 | 1,131 | #210 |
| 1978 | 1,081 | #204 |
| 1977 | 1,136 | #201 |
| 1976 | 886 | #230 |
| 1975 | 914 | #223 |
| 1974 | 841 | #240 |
| 1973 | 809 | #245 |
| 1972 | 782 | #255 |
| 1971 | 828 | #264 |
| 1970 | 764 | #276 |
| 1969 | 680 | #287 |
| 1968 | 648 | #293 |
| 1967 | 588 | #304 |
| 1966 | 603 | #303 |
| 1965 | 549 | #324 |
| 1964 | 620 | #310 |
| 1963 | 597 | #322 |
| 1962 | 634 | #309 |
| 1961 | 610 | #317 |
| 1960 | 584 | #323 |
| 1959 | 610 | #316 |
| 1958 | 528 | #335 |
| 1957 | 530 | #332 |
| 1956 | 517 | #325 |
| 1955 | 532 | #320 |
| 1954 | 572 | #299 |
| 1953 | 530 | #312 |
| 1952 | 424 | #334 |
| 1951 | 406 | #337 |
| 1950 | 344 | #362 |
| 1949 | 268 | #411 |
| 1948 | 312 | #387 |
| 1947 | 264 | #420 |
| 1946 | 219 | #430 |
| 1945 | 220 | #405 |
| 1944 | 180 | #450 |
| 1943 | 164 | #481 |
| 1942 | 183 | #455 |
| 1941 | 133 | #511 |
| 1940 | 164 | #453 |
| 1939 | 131 | #497 |
| 1938 | 141 | #487 |
| 1937 | 150 | #456 |
| 1936 | 121 | #511 |
| 1935 | 128 | #508 |
| 1934 | 132 | #501 |
| 1933 | 132 | #488 |
| 1932 | 132 | #499 |
| 1931 | 177 | #425 |
| 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 | #588 |
| 1921 | 130 | #546 |
| 1920 | 96 | #646 |
| 1919 | 83 | #682 |
| 1918 | 84 | #679 |
| 1917 | 80 | #668 |
| 1916 | 58 | #810 |
| 1915 | 56 | #816 |
| 1914 | 54 | #697 |
| 1913 | 30 | #897 |
| 1912 | 34 | #735 |
| 1911 | 18 | #758 |
| 1910 | 23 | #598 |
| 1909 | 16 | #679 |
| 1908 | 12 | #779 |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,199 |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,110 |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 16 | #566 |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,009 |
| 1902 | 11 | #686 |
| 1901 | 6 | #942 |
| 1900 | 12 | #742 |
| 1899 | 8 | #786 |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,120 |
| 1897 | 8 | #786 |
| 1896 | 6 | #981 |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,078 |
| 1894 | 8 | #786 |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 7 | #860 |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,030 |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 9 | #647 |
| 1885 | 9 | #641 |
| 1884 | 10 | #613 |
| 1883 | 6 | #798 |
| 1882 | 6 | #836 |
| 1881 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 8 | #682 |
Nicknames for Fernando
- Nando
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