Fernandez
A boys’ name of Spanish origin, meaning son of Ferdinand; patronymic surname.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Fernandez by the numbers
Fernandez was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 15 babies in 1990, making it a 1990s name.
Other names that come from Ferdinand
Like Fernandez, each of these traces back to Ferdinand: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Fernandabold voyager; feminine form of Ferdinand732 in the US (2017)
- Ferdinandbrave traveler or bold journeyer10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ferdinandoa form of Ferdinand; journey brave7 in the US (2017)
- Ferdypeaceful journey; a form of Ferdinand3 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Fernandez. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Names about as common as Fernandez
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