Recorded 1972–1983 Boys' name Peak 1983 29 births

Ferando — boys' name

29 babies named Ferando in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s18
1980s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Ferando was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ferando in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ferando

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Ferando between 1972 and 1983, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ferando currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ferando performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ferando shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ferando in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 29 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ferando at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

29

Since 1972

12 years of records

Peak year

1983

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1972

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1983

Ferando popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1972

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1983)
8
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
456789 19831982198119761972 6

Ferando by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
18 births that decade — 62% of Ferando's all-time total
1970s111980s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ferando?
29 babies have been named Ferando since 1972. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1983 with 8 births.
When was Ferando most popular?
Ferando was most popular in the 1980s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Ferando been used?
Ferando has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 12 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Ferando?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fernando, Ferdinand, Fermin, Ferris, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–1983 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.