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Fernand

Recorded 1882–2017 · United States

Fernand was most popular in 1923, when 73 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,584 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,493 people named Fernand.

Most popular in1923
Rank that year#1,584
Births that year73
Total since 18801,493
Given to100% boys
Alive today~338
Median age68

Fernand over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Fernand’s peak in 1923. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

How old is the name Fernand?

Fernand first appears in Social Security Administration records in 1882, which makes it about 143 years old as a recorded American name. It has been recorded in 77 of the 144 years since. It was last recorded in 2017.

How many people are named Fernand?

The Social Security Administration has recorded 1,493 American births named Fernand between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States. Of those, roughly 338 are estimated to be alive today.

How many babies were named Fernand in 2025?

Fernand was not recorded in 2025. The SSA withholds any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so fewer than five American babies were given it.

Is Fernand a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Fernand is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,493 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

How old is someone named Fernand?

Roughly 338 Americans named Fernand are alive today — 23% of everyone ever recorded with the name. The median is 68 years old, and half are between 53 and 81.

An estimate, not a count. Recorded births are carried forward through the Social Security Administration’s 2023 period life table, by age and sex. That table describes mortality in one recent year, so it credits the oldest cohorts with today’s survival rather than the harsher rates they actually lived through — the further back a name peaked, the more this will overstate how many remain. It counts people issued a Social Security number at birth, not immigrants who arrived later.

Where Fernand is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org