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Fernando

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Fernando: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Fernando: Recorded since 1958, it reached #418 in 1977, and it stood at #2,269 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1040 to #2921.19961997199819992001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#1040#2921
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#1040
1997#1761
1998#1485
1999#1505
2001#1379
2002#1799
2003#1513
2004#1347
2005#1851
2006#1892
2007#1756
2008#1242
2009#1302
2010#1241
2011#1342
2012#1962
2013#1706
2014#1560
2015#1786
2016#2175
2017#1627
2018#1875
2019#2488
2020#1825
2021#1516
2022#2755
2023#1701
2024#2921
2025#2269

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 29 of the 56 years from 1958 to 2013.

In 2023: #770 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1701 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1958–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1958

    First recorded at #458 among boys in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1958–2013

    Highest recorded position: #418 among boys in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1958–2013).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2269 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1958 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #418 in Norway in 1977.

Fernando's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#226910HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#29217HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#170114HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#27557HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#151616HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#182512HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#24888HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#187512HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#162715HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#217510HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#178613HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#156015HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#170613HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#196211HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#134218HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#124120HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#130218HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#124219HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#175611HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#18929HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#18519HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#134713HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#151310HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#17997HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#137910HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#15058HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#14858HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#17616HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#104013HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#5304HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#5524HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#5834HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#5934HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#5415HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#6174HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#4957HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#6334HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#6154HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#5416HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#5785HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#5276HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#6124HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#6424HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#4608HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#5695HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#5575HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#4189HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#4837HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#4867HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#5256HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#4657HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#5146HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#5394HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#5284HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#4556HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#4265HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#4405HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#4584HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#7703HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#7553HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Fernando is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Fernando, between 1958 and 2025, in 56 of those 68 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1958–201329#418 in 1977
England and Wales1996–202529#1040 in 1996
Republic of Ireland2021–20232#755 in 2021

Its high point came 44 years earlier in Norway (1977) than in Republic of Ireland (2021).

No registrar recorded it for 4 years after 1961; it appears again in 1966.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1958 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #418 in Norway in 1977. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.