Fernando Name Popularity

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How popular is Fernando?

Ranking 310th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Fernando is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 500, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #149 in 1997.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2006 with 2,758 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Fernando was less than 5, most recently in 1905.

Fernando, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1907-1921, 1922-1925, 1943-1953, 1967-1970, 1974-1977, 1986-1991, and 1994-2000, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2013-2017.

Fernando's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Fernando be?

Fernando's popularity has been moving downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Fernando for their newborn has dropped.

The name Fernando is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Fernando (Girl)		Fernando (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	1,089	310
2017		5	16,623	1,137	306
2016		< 5	--	1,244	288
2015		< 5	--	1,348	271
2014		< 5	--	1,403	263
2013		< 5	--	1,428	254
2012		9	11,579	1,481	243
2011		5	17,647	1,705	209
2010		6	15,584	1,952	189
2009		9	11,779	2,125	179
2008		5	18,414	2,382	164
2007		10	11,090	2,687	157
2006		7	14,049	2,758	151
2005		12	9,068	2,440	170
2004		18	6,579	2,576	155
2003		9	10,720	2,552	157
2002		15	7,176	2,423	159
2001		11	8,954	2,600	154
2000		9	10,161	2,601	150
1999		12	7,879	2,175	169
1998		8	10,430	2,056	166
1997		10	8,557	2,315	149
1996		10	8,360	1,876	178
1995		19	5,086	1,872	176
1994		28	3,816	1,831	174
1993		21	4,710	1,797	179
1992		22	4,581	1,879	169
1991		20	4,864	1,897	169
1990		18	5,126	1,730	179
1989		16	5,372	1,581	187
1988		12	6,397	1,360	200
1987		17	4,719	1,203	208
1986		17	4,595	1,322	193
1985		13	5,457	1,289	193
1984		17	4,381	1,282	192
1983		19	3,995	1,280	190
1982		12	5,645	1,367	185
1981		21	3,772	1,242	199
1980		13	5,321	1,264	196
1979		10	6,336	1,130	211
1978		9	6,560	1,081	204
1977		14	4,730	1,136	201
1976		8	6,809	886	230
1975		13	4,670	913	224
1974		11	5,115	841	240
1973		9	5,707	808	245
1972		< 5	--	783	255
1971		< 5	--	826	264
1970		< 5	--	766	275
1969		5	7,824	679	288
1968		6	6,481	648	293
1967		5	7,106	588	304
1966		5	6,887	601	304
1965		< 5	--	550	324
1964		< 5	--	620	310
1963		5	6,924	596	322
1962		5	6,881	633	311
1961		< 5	--	612	317
1960		5	6,662	581	323
1959		9	4,408	610	315
1958		< 5	--	527	335
1957		< 5	--	531	332
1956		< 5	--	514	326
1955		< 5	--	533	319
1954		< 5	--	575	297
1953		< 5	--	529	312
1952		5	5,840	423	336
1951		5	5,670	407	338
1950		< 5	--	344	364
1949		< 5	--	269	412
1948		< 5	--	311	387
1947		< 5	--	264	420
1946		< 5	--	219	430
1945		< 5	--	219	408
1944		< 5	--	180	450
1943		< 5	--	163	483
1942		< 5	--	183	455
1941		< 5	--	133	511
1940		< 5	--	164	453
1939		< 5	--	131	497
1938		< 5	--	141	489
1937		< 5	--	150	456
1936		< 5	--	121	512
1935		< 5	--	128	508
1934		< 5	--	132	501
1933		< 5	--	132	488
1932		6	4,074	131	502
1931		< 5	--	177	426
1930		< 5	--	172	453
1929		< 5	--	148	481
1928		< 5	--	146	499
1927		< 5	--	189	445
1926		< 5	--	136	519
1925		< 5	--	162	478
1924		< 5	--	153	504
1923		< 5	--	136	521
1922		< 5	--	119	589
1921		< 5	--	130	546
1920		< 5	--	96	647
1919		< 5	--	83	683
1918		< 5	--	84	680
1917		< 5	--	80	670
1916		< 5	--	58	814
1915		< 5	--	56	817
1914		< 5	--	54	706
1913		< 5	--	30	904
1912		< 5	--	34	742
1911		< 5	--	18	768
1910		< 5	--	23	605
1909		< 5	--	16	694
1908		< 5	--	12	794
1907		< 5	--	6	1,245
1906		< 5	--	6	1,169
1905		< 5	--	< 5	--
1904		< 5	--	16	573
1903		< 5	--	6	1,056
1902		< 5	--	11	706
1901		< 5	--	6	988
1900		< 5	--	12	758
1899		< 5	--	8	810
1898		< 5	--	5	1,191
1897		< 5	--	8	813
1896		< 5	--	6	1,029
1895		< 5	--	5	1,139
1894		< 5	--	8	811
1893		< 5	--	< 5	--
1892		< 5	--	7	886
1891		< 5	--	< 5	--
1890		< 5	--	< 5	--
1889		< 5	--	< 5	--
1888		< 5	--	5	1,084
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	9	660
1885		< 5	--	9	662
1884		< 5	--	10	632
1883		< 5	--	6	830
1882		< 5	--	6	873
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	8	703

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.