Ferdinand
Ferdinand was the 4294th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 229th; the most babies were born in 1918 (259). Over the last ten years it has moved up 476 places. More babies were named Ferdinand in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,294 boys, up 1,776 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1918259 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,909babies recorded
Ferdinand popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,294 | 24 |
| 2020 | #6,070 | 14 |
| 2010 | #4,277 | 23 |
| 2000 | #4,649 | 16 |
| 1990 | #2,102 | 35 |
| 1980 | #1,666 | 35 |
| 1970 | #1,096 | 56 |
| 1960 | #956 | 63 |
| 1950 | #951 | 53 |
| 1940 | #795 | 61 |
| 1930 | #495 | 145 |
| 1920 | #446 | 185 |
| 1910 | #371 | 48 |
| 1900 | #340 | 41 |
| 1890 | #299 | 33 |
| 1880 | #294 | 32 |
How popular is Ferdinand, counting every spelling?
Ferdinand has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Ferdinand?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ferdinand (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ferdinand born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ferdinand.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ferdinand?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Ferdinand are alive today, with a median age of 54; half are between 32 and 69. That makes Ferdinand mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ferdinand by state
How common Ferdinand was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Ferdinand
How popular is the name Ferdinand?
Ferdinand was the 4294th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 229th; the most babies were born in 1918 (259). Over the last ten years it has moved up 476 places. More babies were named Ferdinand in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Ferdinand a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ferdinand in the US.
Where is Ferdinand most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ferdinand was most common in New York (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.