Fernanda
Fernanda is a Portuguese, Spanish and Italian feminine equivalent of Fernando, a male given name of Germanic origin, with an original meaning of "adventurous, bold journey".
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Fernanda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fernanda is a Portuguese, Spanish and Italian feminine equivalent of Fernando, a male given name of Germanic origin, with an original meaning of "adventurous, bold journey".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Italian
The Story of Fernanda
Fernanda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1914, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2009: 1,274 births, good for #258 nationwide. About 34% of every Fernanda on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Fernanda ranks #453 for baby girls with 678 births, gradually rising (+9%). All told, over 21K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Fernanda
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Fernanda Abreu (born 1961), Brazilian singer
- Fernanda Alegre (born 1987), Argentine former professional boxer
- Fernanda Alvaz (born 2009), Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
- Fernanda Auersperg (born 1971), Uruguayan accountant and politician
- Fernanda Brandão (born 1983), Brazilian singer and dancer based in Munich, Germany
- Fernanda Cardona (born 1977), Uruguayan lawyer and politician
- Fernanda Castillo (born 1982), Mexican actress
- Fernanda Contri (1935–2025), Italian jurist and politician
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Names that sound like Fernanda
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About the name Fernanda
Fernanda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 21K births in the dataset. Fernanda's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #258. Use the chart and map above to compare Fernanda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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