Fernando · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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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 139 recorded years as a table

Fernando, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	72
1882	53
1883	57
1884	87
1885	83
1886	81
1888	41
1892	57
1894	69
1895	43
1896	50
1897	71
1898	41
1899	75
1900	80
1901	56
1902	90
1903	50
1904	125
1906	45
1907	41
1908	78
1909	98
1910	118
1911	80
1912	79
1913	59
1914	82
1915	66
1916	65
1917	86
1918	83
1919	85
1920	90
1921	118
1922	109
1923	124
1924	135
1925	145
1926	122
1927	168
1928	132
1929	138
1930	158
1931	170
1932	126
1933	133
1934	128
1935	123
1936	117
1937	141
1938	127
1939	118
1940	141
1941	108
1942	132
1943	115
1944	132
1945	163
1946	135
1947	144
1948	178
1949	151
1950	192
1951	216
1952	218
1953	269
1954	281
1955	258
1956	244
1957	246
1958	249
1959	286
1960	274
1961	287
1962	306
1963	294
1964	311
1965	295
1966	338
1967	337
1968	373
1969	380
1970	411
1971	468
1972	482
1973	519
1974	535
1975	585
1976	565
1977	691
1978	658
1979	657
1980	710
1981	693
1982	753
1983	714
1984	711
1985	699
1986	718
1987	644
1988	711
1989	791
1990	843
1991	939
1992	941
1993	917
1994	948
1995	983
1996	990
1997	1,228
1998	1,076
1999	1,133
2000	1,325
2001	1,339
2002	1,248
2003	1,293
2004	1,299
2005	1,222
2006	1,342
2007	1,295
2008	1,168
2009	1,072
2010	1,018
2011	898
2012	781
2013	755
2014	731
2015	703
2016	656
2017	617
2018	602
2019	594
2020	543
2021	518
2022	559
2023	567
2024	553
2025	479

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

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New Mexico 2.5×
Arizona 2.5×
Texas 2.4×
California 2.3×
Nevada 2.1×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 819
Rank in 2025: #387
How rare: 1 in 2,085 boys
Since 1880: 103,139

Most popular in 2006, at 1,342 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 32% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
New Mexico	2.5×	26
Arizona	2.5×	131
Texas	2.4×	686
California	2.3×	647
Nevada	2.1×	37

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