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Girl name

Fernanda

/fɚˈnændə/ · 100% girls · #551 in the US for girls, 2025

Fernanda has been given to about 20,156 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/fɚˈnændə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 19,780
Median age today16 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Fernanda per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2009 · 1,282
  • Born in 2025549
  • All time20,156

How popular is Fernanda?

Fernanda ranks 551st among American girls in 2025, with 549 born that year. Its best year was 2009, when 1,282 babies were given the name, ranking 258th. The typical living American called Fernanda is about 16 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.06% of births.

Names that sound like Fernanda

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Miranda0.67
  2. Maranda0.67
  3. Erlinda0.67
  4. Myranda0.67
  5. Herlinda0.67
  6. Verda0.64
  7. Amanda0.57
  8. Brenda0.57

Middle names for Fernanda

Ranked by flow score
  1. Fernanda Rose0.85
  2. Fernanda Louise0.85
  3. Fernanda June0.84
  4. Fernanda Pearl0.84
  5. Fernanda Quinn0.84
  6. Fernanda Nell0.84

Sibling names for Fernanda

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Liliansister · 0.99
  2. Madelynnsister · 0.99
  3. Itzelsister · 0.99
  4. Jamaribrother · 0.99
  5. Mohamedbrother · 0.98
  6. Piercebrother · 0.98

Where Fernanda is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Mexico0.06%
  2. Texas0.04%
  3. California0.03%
  4. Oregon0.03%
  5. Arizona0.03%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Fernanda White0.80
  2. Fernanda Reyes0.80
  3. Fernanda Nguyen0.80
  4. Fernanda Moore0.80
  5. Fernanda Lee0.80
  6. Fernanda Hill0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Fernanda

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Fernanda across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.