Ferris
Ferris was the 3149th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 765th; the most babies were born in 2024 (57). Over the last ten years it has moved down 454 places. More babies were named Ferris in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,149 boys, up 76 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 38boys
- Girls and boys
- 15% girls, 85% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202457 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,149babies recorded
Ferris popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,675 | #3,149 | 5 | 38 |
| 2020 | #14,017 | #3,225 | 6 | 35 |
| 2010 | — | #4,407 | — | 22 |
| 2000 | — | #6,046 | — | 11 |
| 1990 | — | #3,664 | — | 16 |
| 1980 | #9,447 | #4,639 | 6 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | #2,231 | — | 17 |
| 1960 | — | #1,998 | — | 17 |
| 1950 | #4,920 | #1,405 | 6 | 27 |
| 1940 | #4,572 | #1,295 | 5 | 27 |
| 1930 | #4,787 | #1,348 | 5 | 29 |
| 1920 | — | #1,167 | — | 38 |
| 1910 | — | #1,474 | — | 6 |
| 1900 | — | #931 | — | 9 |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Ferris, counting every spelling?
Ferris is a spelling of Faris, a name family that ranked #1,001 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,149 for Ferris on its own. Together these spellings went to 210 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faris | 150 | #1,299 | 588 |
| Ferris | 38 | #3,149 | 228 |
| Farris | 11 | #7,334 | 58 |
| Fariz | 5 | #12,627 | 32 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ferris?
38 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ferris (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ferris 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 221 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ferris.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ferris?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Ferris are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 10 and 58. That makes Ferris mostly worn by children and young adults. 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.
Ferris by state
How common Ferris was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 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
These names rose and fell in step with Ferris: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ferris, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ferris
How popular is the name Ferris?
Ferris was the 3149th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 765th; the most babies were born in 2024 (57). Over the last ten years it has moved down 454 places. More babies were named Ferris in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Ferris a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 15% girls, 85% boys given the name Ferris in the US.
Where is Ferris most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ferris was most common in Michigan (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Illinois.