Fernand

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: French

Fernand first appears in the data in 1882 and has been recorded in 77 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1923 with 73 babies (rank #772 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Fernand

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

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.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.

1,493

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Fernand

Fernand Braudeluniversity teacher · b. 1902
Fernand Légercarpets designer · b. 1881
Fernand Cormonlithographer · b. 1845
Fernand Crommelyncktheatre director · b. 1886
Fernand Bouissonpolitician · b. 1874

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1882	7	#786
1889	5	#1,022
1900	5	#1,386
1912	15	#1,236
1913	10	#1,850
1914	23	#1,240
1915	25	#1,352
1916	33	#1,144
1917	30	#1,245
1918	27	#1,384
1919	29	#1,332
1920	38	#1,166
1921	49	#1,004
1922	63	#866
1923	73	#772
1924	73	#788
1925	54	#916
1926	56	#897
1927	69	#803
1928	51	#956
1929	36	#1,160
1930	39	#1,123
1931	35	#1,157
1932	46	#971
1933	37	#1,084
1934	26	#1,337
1935	35	#1,105
1936	21	#1,480
1937	14	#1,938
1938	16	#1,767
1939	17	#1,663
1940	13	#2,018
1941	15	#1,843
1942	30	#1,280
1943	21	#1,547
1944	14	#1,915
1945	20	#1,509
1946	11	#2,315
1947	18	#1,807
1948	10	#2,501
1949	12	#2,262
1950	7	#3,133
1951	16	#1,932
1952	14	#2,105
1953	13	#2,218
1954	8	#3,028
1955	7	#3,294
1956	5	#4,128
1957	8	#3,100
1958	6	#3,667
1959	9	#2,899
1960	6	#3,793
1961	5	#4,270
1962	12	#2,424
1963	10	#2,736
1964	6	#3,755
1965	7	#3,344
1966	10	#2,681
1967	5	#4,160
1968	5	#4,325
1969	5	#4,611
1970	7	#3,985
1972	5	#5,221
1973	8	#3,813
1974	5	#5,476
1975	9	#3,743
1977	12	#3,266
1979	7	#5,014
1980	5	#6,582
1984	7	#5,146
1986	6	#6,191
1988	9	#4,921
1989	5	#8,313
1990	6	#7,469
1991	5	#8,627
1996	5	#9,474
2017	7	#10,040