US rank #8477 Boys' name Peak 1990 480 births

Feras — #8477 US boys' name

480 babies named Feras in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s961990s1092000s862010s1182020s47
#8477
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 40% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Feras was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

21 babies were named Feras in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Feras

The Social Security Administration has registered 480 babies named Feras between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Feras currently holds the #8477 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Feras performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Feras shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Feras in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Feras 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 480 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.

Feras at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

480

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

1990

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,477

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Feras popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
21
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
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Feras by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
118 births that decade — 25% of Feras's all-time total
1970s241980s961990s1092000s862010s1182020s47

Feras by state

Where Feras concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Feras
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
12 2.5%
#2 California
11 2.3%
#3 Texas
5 1.0%
Illinois share of Feras's total US births 2.5%
Even split

12 of 480 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Feras?
480 babies have been named Feras since 1976. It currently ranks #8477 among boys. The peak year was 1990 with 21 births.
When was Feras most popular?
Feras was most popular in the 2010s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Feras most popular?
The top states for the name Feras are Illinois (12 births), California (11 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Feras been used?
Feras has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Feras?
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.

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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, 1976–2024 (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.