How Many People Are Named Fernandez?
An estimated 354 people in the United States have the first name Fernandez. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Fernandez peaked in popularity in 1990 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fernandez as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Fernandez paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
354
About 1 in 968,233 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1990
15 births
Total Registered
395
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fernandez
Fernandez is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 395 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Fernandez as a male name
Ranked #12,664 in 2020
5 male births in 2020
Peak: 1990 (15 births)
Fernandez: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fernandez span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 90 babies were registered. Fernandez has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Fernandez by Decade
How has Fernandez tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Fernandez + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fernandez as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fernandez
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fernandez: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fernandez?
We estimate approximately 354 people named Fernandez are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 968,233 Americans share this first name.
Is Fernandez a common name?
Fernandez is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 395 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fernandez most popular?
Fernandez reached peak popularity in 1990, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fernandez is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fernandez a male name?
Fernandez is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fernandez Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fernandez Smith, Fernandez Johnson, Fernandez Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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