Fernando is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning “journey and peace.” In 2024 it was given to 951 boys in the United States.
Fernando belongs to the Spanish and Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “journey and peace” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Fernando first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #149 in 1997, and in 2024 951 babies received the name — 102,317 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Fernando means “journey and peace” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Fernando is a boy name. In 2024, 951 babies received the name in the US.
Fernando comes from the Spanish and Portuguese tradition.
Fernando first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #149 in 1997, and 951 babies were given the name in 2024.
Fernando is pronounced /fɝˈnændoʊ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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