Fernando

Fernando

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Italian

Meaning

Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal and former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa and Asia. It is the most used surname in Sri Lanka. Fernando is a common surname among the Tamil speaking Paravars.

From Wikipedia

Fernando first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2005 with 32 babies (rank #661 that year). In 2024 it was given to 7 boys (rank #2,650). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Fernando

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Fernando yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

682

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	14	#937
1992	24	#670
1993	26	#636
1994	22	#667
1995	18	#854
1996	19	#825
1997	19	#807
1998	23	#714
1999	21	#751
2000	21	#773
2001	24	#735
2002	19	#856
2003	24	#745
2004	24	#790
2005	32	#661
2006	28	#738
2007	26	#826
2008	26	#843
2009	24	#913
2010	26	#873
2011	16	#1,240
2012	31	#766
2013	14	#1,355
2014	14	#1,349
2015	13	#1,424
2016	19	#1,129
2017	20	#1,108
2018	15	#1,338
2019	18	#1,188
2020	10	#1,812
2021	16	#1,334
2022	9	#2,027
2023	20	#1,144
2024	7	#2,650

Year

Babies

Rank

1991

#937

1992

#670

1993

#636

1994

#667

1995

#854

1996

#825

1997

#807

1998

#714

1999

#751

2000

#773

2001

#735

2002

#856

2003

#745

2004

#790

2005

#661

2006

#738

2007

#826

2008

#843

2009

#913

2010

#873

2011

#1,240

2012

#766

2013

#1,355

2014

#1,349

2015

#1,424

2016

#1,129

2017

#1,108

2018

#1,338

2019

#1,188

2020

#1,812

2021

#1,334

2022

#2,027

2023

#1,144

2024

#2,650

Meaning

Numerology of Fernando

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Fernando

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Names ranked near Fernando in 2024

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Year-by-Year Detail