Fernanda

“Bold, adventurous journey” — Germanic via Spanish/Portuguese origin

Girl's name · #551 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Fernanda reached its best rank, #258, in 2009 and ranked #551 in 2025. About 20,000 girls have carried it since 1914.

Around the world: about 1 in 790 girls in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 17,000 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 30 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Fernandas

Among 505 notable people named Fernanda:

Entertainers appear 1.92× more often than among typical names — e.g. Fernanda Montenegro, Brazilian actress and writer.

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