Given name
Fernanda
“an adventurous woman”
In Spanish use, Fernanda carries the interpretation “an adventurous woman.”
Original SpanishHernanda
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Spanish use, Fernanda carries the interpretation “an adventurous woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
How it developed
Fernanda is used as a feminine counterpart of Fernando.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Fernanda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 20,156
- 26 boys · 20,130 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 1,282 babies
- 2025
- 549
- #551 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −5%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 549 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 551 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 5.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,274 in 2009. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (144). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 21,648 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Fernanda’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Fernanda has a diminutive in Nanda. Fernanda is a feminine form of Fernando. Fernanda has a related form in Fernand.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Fernanda has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Spanish roots to each of them.
Spanishwhere Fernanda comes from · 2 names
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Fernanda
- Fernanda TorresBrazilian actress and writerborn 1965
- Fernanda LimaBrazilian actressborn 1977
- Fernanda RibeiroAthletics competitor, long distance runnerborn 1969
- Fernanda GarayBrazilian volleyball playerborn 1986
- Fernanda VasconcellosBrazilian actressborn 1984
- Nanda CostaBrazilian actressborn 1986
- Fernanda MachadoBrazilian actressborn 1980
- Fernanda TavaresBrazilian modelborn 1980
- Fernanda TakaiBrazilian writer recording artist and singerborn 1971
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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