Boys' name · since 1880
Ferd
689 babies named Ferd in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,509 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 689
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ferd is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 689 have been recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Ferd recorded 689 times among boys since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1965.
- #6,509 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 689 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ferd ranks #6,509 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 689 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,509 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 689
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ferd's 689 recorded births place it above 85.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ferd's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ferd's SSA record in two at 1922 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1892, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ferd popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1965
- Peak year (1919)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Ferd by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (151 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Ferd's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Ferd births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
61 births
- 1890s 59
1890s
59 births
- 1900s 28
1900s
28 births
- 1910s
1910s
148 births
- 1920s
1920s
151 births
- 1930s
1930s
119 births
- 1940s
1940s
75 births
- 1950s 38
1950s
38 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 151 births (22% of all-time use).
How Ferd compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ferd's total volume
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What to do with Ferd's data
- Ferd's decade-level peak was the 1920s (151 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ferd: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~85 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–1965 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ferd draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.