Fernando

Fernando is a male given name: 99% of people named Fernando are men, and it is recorded as male in 5 of the 5 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 99%Female 1%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Portugal, Spain
US births since 1880: 95,368 male / 590 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Fernando

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Fernando," in English, "Guten Tag Fernando," in German. Fernando is a male given name: about 99% of people named Fernando are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Fernando,

German

Guten Tag Fernando,

French

Bonjour Fernando,

Spanish

Estimado/a Fernando:

Chinese

Fernando您好：

Japanese

Fernando様

English

Hi Fernando,

German

Hi Fernando,

French

Salut Fernando,

Spanish

Hola Fernando,

Chinese

Fernando你好：

Japanese

Fernandoさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Fernando by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	man's name	99%
Portugal	common	man's name	98%
Spain	common	man's name	98%
Switzerland	uncommon	man's name	98%
Italy	uncommon	man's name	98%

United States birth data

95,368 male · 590 female · 95,958 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 99% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Fernando a male or female name?

Fernando is a male given name: 99% of people named Fernando are men, and it is recorded as male in 5 of the 5 countries covered.

How do I address Fernando in an email?

Is Fernando a unisex name?

Fernando is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Fernando are men. Fernando leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Fernando a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/fernando (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_fernando,
  title  = {Is Fernando a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/fernando},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}