Luisfernando
A masculine given name combining the names Luis and Fernando, likely of Spanish origin.
Name Census estimates that about 308 living Americans carry the first name Luisfernando. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Luisfernando today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Luisfernando births was 2006 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Luisfernando. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
308
~ 1 in 1,112,839 Americans
Peak year
2006
24 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,770
Tracked since 1991
Census
Luisfernando in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 794 people with the first name Luisfernando, which placed it at #14,743 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#14,743
National first-name rank
People counted
794
794 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
92.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Luisfernando
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Luisfernando is Hispanic at 92.3%. The next largest groups are White (6.3%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Luisfernando described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Luisfernando at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino92.3% · 733
- White6.3% · 50
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 6
- Black or African American0.3% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 2
- Two or more races0.1% · 1
Popularity
Luisfernando: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Luisfernando from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 152 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Luisfernando by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Luisfernando during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Luisfernandos live
Origin
Meaning and history of Luisfernando
The name Luisfernando is a combination of two distinct names - Luis and Fernando. It is a name of Spanish and Portuguese origin, with roots dating back to the medieval period.
Luis is derived from the Germanic name Chlodovech, which was composed of the elements "hlud" meaning "famous" and "wig" meaning "battle". This name was later Latinized as Ludovicus and eventually evolved into the Spanish and Portuguese form, Luis.
Fernando, on the other hand, is derived from the Germanic name Ferdinand, which originated from the elements "fridu" meaning "peace" and "nanth" meaning "daring" or "brave". This name was popularized in the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Luis can be found in the 9th century, when Luis I, also known as Louis the Pious, ruled as the King of the Franks and the co-Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 814 to 840. Fernando, meanwhile, gained prominence with the reign of Ferdinand III, also known as Saint Ferdinand, who was the King of Castile and León from 1217 to 1252.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne these names. For instance, Luis de Camões (c. 1524-1580) was a renowned Portuguese poet and one of the greatest literary figures of the Renaissance era. Fernando de Córdoba (c. 1425-1486), also known as the Great Captain, was a prominent Spanish military leader and strategist during the Reconquista.
Another famous bearer of the name Luis was Luis de Góngora (1561-1627), a Spanish poet and a leading figure of the Baroque literary movement. Fernando Álvarez de Toledo (1507-1582), better known as the Duke of Alba, was a renowned Spanish general and statesman who served as the Governor of the Spanish Netherlands.
In the realm of exploration, Luis de Torres (fl. 1493) was a Spanish converso who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his voyages and is believed to be the first person of European descent to set foot in what is now the United States. Fernando Magellan (c. 1480-1521), a Portuguese explorer, led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, although he did not survive the voyage.
While the name Luisfernando is a unique combination, it carries the rich historical and cultural heritage of its individual components, Luis and Fernando, which have been borne by numerous influential figures throughout the centuries.
People
Luisfernando + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Luisfernando as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Luisfernando: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Luisfernando?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 308 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Luisfernando going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,112,839 US residents.
Is Luisfernando a common name?
We classify Luisfernando as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 312 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Luisfernando most popular?
The single biggest year for Luisfernando was 2006, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Luisfernando is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Luisfernando in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 794 people with the name Luisfernando, or 0.26 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,743 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Luisfernando in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Luisfernando?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Luisfernando appears almost entirely male. Of the 791 people counted with this name, 99.7% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Luisfernando?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Luisfernando is Hispanic at 92.3%. The next largest groups are White (6.3%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Luisfernando most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Luisfernando in the 2020 Census, accounting for 92.3% (733 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Luisfernando in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Luisfernando a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Luisfernando in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Luisfernando still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Luisfernando in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Luisfernando can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Luisfernando?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.