Fernando

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

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 1999 and has been recorded in 22 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2007 with 67 babies (rank #254 that year). In 2024 it was given to 28 boys (rank #408). The name has been rising 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.

1,112

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Fernando

Fernando Alonsovegetarian · b. 1981
Fernando Pessoaprose writer · b. 1888
Fernando Torresassociation football player · b. 1984
Fernando Henrique Cardososociologist · b. 1931
Fernando Lugosociologist · b. 1951

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	41	#297
2000	50	#279
2001	57	#247
2002	53	#264
2003	45	#293
2004	50	#287
2005	46	#311
2006	58	#269
2007	67	#254
2008	54	#302
2009	52	#311
2010	52	#308
2011	64	#283
2012	50	#316
2013	52	#308
2014	56	#303
2015	59	#286
2016	55	#295
2020	59	#270
2022	36	#345
2023	28	#404
2024	28	#408