Fernand

Last seen for boys in 2017 at #9,696

Peak · boys
1882 · 7 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
1,493
since 1882

Fernand over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Fernand has never cracked the top 700 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201932peak #754, 1882boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2017#9,6967
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1996#9,0155
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1991#8,2365
1990#7,1786
1989#7,9055
1988#4,7869
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1986#5,9266
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1984#4,9737
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1980#6,2505
1979#4,8427
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1977#3,20312
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1975#3,6599
1974#5,2275
1973#3,6948
1972#4,9865
1971—
1970#3,8367
1969#4,4045
1968#4,1365
1967#3,9665
1966#2,62710
1965#3,2447
1964#3,6016
1963#2,67310
1962#2,36412
1961#4,0655
1960#3,6656
1959#2,8219
1958#3,5596
1957#3,0248
1956#3,9425
1955#3,2017
1954#2,9428
1953#2,18613
1952#2,07314
1951#1,90416
1950#3,0217
1949#2,22512
1948#2,44310
1947#1,78618
1946#2,27111
1945#1,49420
1944#1,89014
1943#1,52921
1942#1,26830
1941#1,82115
1940#1,98313
1939#1,63617
1938#1,74116
1937#1,91314
1936#1,46321
1935#1,09835
1934#1,32326
1933#1,07837
1932#96346
1931#1,14535
1930#1,11639
1929#1,15436
1928#95051
1927#79969
1926#89456
1925#91654
1924#78773
1923#76973
1922#86363
1921#1,00249
1920#1,15738
1919#1,32129
1918#1,37327
1917#1,23830
1916#1,13833
1915#1,34225
1914#1,22123
1913#1,80310
1912#1,22315
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1889#9745
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1882#7547
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First appearance
1882

The first year at least five boys were named Fernand! It came in at #754, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1883–1911, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Fernand is popular in 1932

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedAKMaine: #90 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 406 boysMEVermont: #103 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 486 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: #242 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,968 boysMARhode Island: #96 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 760 boysRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Fernand, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maine#90 · 1 in 406
  2. Rhode Island#96 · 1 in 760
  3. Vermont#103 · 1 in 486
  4. Massachusetts#242 · 1 in 4,968

Best ever in a state: #57 in Maine, 1926.

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Maine#90161 in 406
Rhode Island#9661 in 760
Vermont#10351 in 486
Massachusetts#24261 in 4,968
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Fernand
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2017
  • Biggest jump: 182 spots in 1932 (#1,145 → #963)
  • Biggest drop: 204 spots in 1929 (#950 → #1,154)
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1882
  • Peaked 1882 at #754 (7 births)
  • Births halved by 1883, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 10 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 10 yrs · run 1922–1928
Share of babies · boys
1 in 15,015
  • Highest: 1 in 15,015 boys born in 1923 were named Fernand (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 264,422 boys born in 2017 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #754 in 1882, was only 1 in 16,241 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 37.6% of all boys named Fernand (562) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s12#754 (1882)#864
1890s0——
1900s5#1,310 (1900)#1,310
1910s192#1,138 (1916)#1,332
1920s562#769 (1923)#929
1930s286#963 (1932)#1,348
1940s164#1,268 (1942)#1,871
1950s93#1,904 (1951)#2,867
1960s71#2,364 (1962)#3,475
1970s53#3,203 (1977)#4,207
1980s32#4,786 (1988)#5,968
1990s16#7,178 (1990)#8,143
2000s0——
2010s7#9,696 (2017)#9,696

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Fernand in 1932

boys
#963
46 births · 1 in 22,699 boys

Top boys' names in 1932

  1. #1Robert59,268
  2. #2James51,930
  3. #3John48,624
  4. #4William42,124
  5. #5Richard31,809
  6. #6Charles31,092
  7. #7Donald29,794
  8. #8George20,439
  9. #9Joseph18,566
  10. #10Thomas16,834
  11. #963Fernand46
More about 1932

boys

1,044,157 boys got a published name in 1932; 1 in 22,699 of them was named Fernand, which outranked 77.5% of the 4,284 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Fernand
  1. #952Wayman47
  2. #952Wyatt47
  3. #952Wyman47
  4. #963Fernand46
  5. #963Alonza46
  6. #963Ardell46
  7. #963Arley46
  8. #980Adan45
  9. #980Arvel45
  10. #980Conley45

Tied with 16 names at #963; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1931
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,418Delano#3,095 → #677
  2. ↑ 969Garner#1,643 → #674
  3. ↑ 868Ronny#1,770 → #902
  4. ↑ 713Darryl#1,693 → #980
  5. ↑ 609Marc#1,589 → #980
Fallers
  1. ↓ 467Jones#959 → #1,426
  2. ↓ 455Hamilton#831 → #1,286
  3. ↓ 393Hyman#697 → #1,090
  4. ↓ 373Davey#983 → #1,356
  5. ↓ 341Hayes#983 → #1,324

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1932 →