Fernand · Shortlist Together

Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Fernand.

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Its story

Popularity since 1882

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 77 recorded years as a table

Fernand, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1882	62
1889	45
1900	33
1912	35
1913	20
1914	35
1915	29
1916	37
1917	32
1918	27
1919	30
1920	36
1921	44
1922	58
1923	67
1924	64
1925	48
1926	50
1927	61
1928	46
1929	33
1930	36
1931	34
1932	44
1933	37
1934	25
1935	34
1936	20
1937	13
1938	14
1939	15
1940	11
1941	12
1942	22
1943	15
1944	10
1945	15
1946	7
1947	10
1948	6
1949	7
1950	4
1951	8
1952	7
1953	7
1954	4
1955	3
1956	2
1957	4
1958	3
1959	4
1960	3
1961	2
1962	6
1963	5
1964	3
1965	4
1966	6
1967	3
1968	3
1969	3
1970	4
1972	3
1973	5
1974	3
1975	6
1977	7
1979	4
1980	3
1984	4
1986	3
1988	5
1989	2
1990	3
1991	2
1996	3
2017	4

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Fernand isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2017: 7
Rank in 2017: #9,696
How rare: 1 in 264,422 boys
Since 1882: 1,493

Fernand was last recorded in 2017. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1923, at 67 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Fernand doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.