Fernanda

#551 for girls in 2025, 549 births · Last seen for boys in 2009 at #8,985
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
2009 · 1,274 births
Debut · girls
9 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
20,130
since 1914

Fernanda over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Fernanda has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202016peak #258, 2009girls
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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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2025#551549—
2024#500612—
2023#469658—
2022#460690—
2021#584518—
2020#571512—
2019#494635—
2018#493631—
2017#435734—
2016#462688—
2015#562551—
2014#529585—
2013#510585—
2012#380823—
2011#329961—
2010#344936—
2009#2581,274#8,9858
2008#421767—
2007#461699—
2006#432738—
2005#394795—
2004#498591—
2003#497577—
2002#456630—
2001#601419—
2000#566461—
1999#773285—
1998#965212—
1997#1,133165—
1996#983193—
1995#949198—
1994#1,100163—
1993#1,063171—
1992#1,63093—
1991#2,01468—
1990#2,06864—
1989#2,33850—
1988#2,41945—
1987#3,62424—
1986#3,55424—
1985#3,08429—
1984#3,61322—
1983#3,94919—
1982#3,89820—
1981#3,85920—
1980#4,51716—
1979#5,09213—
1978#7,6497—
1977#4,94213—
1976#9,2845—
1975#3,95016—
1974#4,22714—
1973#4,87111#4,0547
1972#3,71416#4,4416
1971#5,13610—
1970#3,57717#4,7245
1969#3,46116—
1968#4,22211—
1967#4,30010—
1966#4,8668—
1965#3,40214—
1964#4,6369—
1963#4,01911—
1962#4,5339—
1961#3,18916—
1960#4,7738—
1959#3,61912—
1958#4,1939—
1957#3,48912—
1956#4,8377—
1955#3,77810—
1954#4,6557—
1953#3,26912—
1952#4,4837—
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1948#5,2435—
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First appearance
1914

The first year at least five girls were named Fernanda! It came in at #2,434, and was given to 9 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1930, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Fernanda is popular in 2016

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Fernanda, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Fernanda, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Fernanda, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Fernanda, so not publishedNHWashington: #554 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,679 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Fernanda, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Fernanda, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Fernanda, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Fernanda, so not publishedMNIllinois: #421 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,987 girlsILWisconsin: #558 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,589 girlsWIMichigan: #915 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,259 girlsMINew York: #980 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 5,615 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Fernanda, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Fernanda, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Fernanda, so not publishedORNevada: #368 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,395 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Fernanda, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Fernanda, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Fernanda, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Fernanda, so not publishedINOhio: #1,282 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,678 girlsOHPennsylvania: #1,037 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,482 girlsPANew Jersey: #940 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,225 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Fernanda, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #229 for girls · 171 births · 1 in 1,191 girlsCAUtah: #724 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,609 girlsUTColorado: #534 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,356 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Fernanda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #958 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,425 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Fernanda, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Fernanda, so not publishedWVVirginia: #614 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,095 girlsVAMaryland: #487 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,186 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Fernanda, so not publishedDEArizona: #344 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,473 girlsAZNew Mexico: #316 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,056 girlsNMKansas: #522 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,101 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Fernanda, so not publishedARTennessee: #416 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,826 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #605 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,021 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Fernanda, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Fernanda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #351 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,399 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Fernanda, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Fernanda, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Fernanda, so not publishedALGeorgia: #625 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,003 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Fernanda, so not publishedHITexas: #170 for girls · 200 births · 1 in 836 girlsTXFlorida: #528 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 2,628 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#170 · 1 in 836
  2. California#229 · 1 in 1,191
  3. New Mexico#316 · 1 in 1,056
  4. Arizona#344 · 1 in 1,473
  5. Oklahoma#351 · 1 in 1,399

Best ever in a state: #96 in Texas, 2009.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#1702001 in 836
California#2291711 in 1,191
New Mexico#31661 in 1,056
Arizona#344211 in 1,473
Oklahoma#351121 in 1,399
Nevada#36881 in 1,395
Tennessee#416171 in 1,826
Illinois#421291 in 1,987
Maryland#487111 in 2,186
Kansas#52261 in 2,101
Florida#528331 in 2,628
Colorado#534101 in 2,356
Washington#554121 in 2,679
Wisconsin#55891 in 2,589
North Carolina#605151 in 3,021
Virginia#614121 in 3,095
Georgia#625161 in 3,003
Utah#72451 in 3,609
Michigan#91581 in 5,259
New Jersey#94071 in 5,225
Missouri#95851 in 5,425
New York#980161 in 5,615
Pennsylvania#1,03781 in 6,482
Ohio#1,28261 in 8,678
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Fernanda
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 51 spots since 2024 (#500 → #551)
  • 20 spots since 2020 (#571 → #551)
  • 11 spots since 2015 (#562 → #551)
  • Biggest jump: 207 spots in 2000 (#773 → #566)
  • Biggest drop: 150 spots in 1997 (#983 → #1,133)
Rise & fade · girls
95 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1914
  • Peaked 2009 at #258 (1,274 births)
  • Births halved by 2013, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 30 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 30 yrs · run 1998–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,442
  • Highest: 1 in 1,442 girls born in 2009 were named Fernanda (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,928 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 35.4% of all girls named Fernanda (7,129) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s64#2,029 (1918)#2,771
1920s118#2,018 (1925)#2,958
1930s54#2,024 (1931)#3,493
1940s66#2,737 (1940)#3,590
1950s94#3,269 (1953)#3,977
1960s112#3,189 (1961)#4,140
1970s122#3,577 (1970)#5,244
1980s269#2,338 (1989)#3,486
1990s1,612#773 (1999)#1,268
2000s6,951#258 (2009)#458
2010s7,129#329 (2011)#454
2020s3,539#460 (2022)#523

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

Fernanda in 2016

girls
#462
688 births · 1 in 2,576 girls

Top girls' names in 2016

  1. #1Emma19,550
  2. #2Olivia19,414
  3. #3Ava16,354
  4. #4Sophia16,185
  5. #5Isabella14,863
  6. #6Mia14,464
  7. #7Charlotte13,118
  8. #8Abigail11,796
  9. #9Emily11,006
  10. #10Amelia10,809
  11. #462Fernanda688
More about 2016

girls

1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 2,576 of them was named Fernanda, which outranked 97.6% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Fernanda
  1. #459Amari700
  2. #460Bethany692
  3. #461Willa689
  4. #462Fernanda688
  5. #462Ryan688
  6. #462Selah688
  7. #465Malaysia687
  8. #466Liana684
  9. #467Addyson682

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2015
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,389Kehlani#3,254 → #865
  2. ↑ 612Royalty#1,146 → #534
  3. ↑ 481Saoirse#1,448 → #967
  4. ↑ 396Ophelia#978 → #582
  5. ↑ 364Aitana#915 → #551
Fallers
  1. ↓ 542Caitlin#610 → #1,152
  2. ↓ 451Caitlyn#598 → #1,049
  3. ↓ 397Katelynn#652 → #1,049
  4. ↓ 382Kaitlynn#989 → #1,371
  5. ↓ 340Neriah#946 → #1,286

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

See the top 100 for 2016 →