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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 NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. 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.