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Fernando

Boy Spanish #344 in 2023

Fernando is a boy name of Spanish origin.

Meaning of Fernando

From Fernando, a contraction of Ferdinando, equivalent From fardiz or t=peace + t=daring (from the root of t=to be daring).

Popularity of Fernando

Popularity, 1880–2023

969 births in 2023

1880 2023

101,366 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

2006

2,758 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.