Boys' name · since 1894
Ferdie
Ferdie has 233 recorded births since 1894 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,065 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 233
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ferdie sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 233 recorded since 1894.
Ferdie has 233 recorded births among boys since 1894, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 1963.
- #12,065 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 233 born since 1894
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ferdie ranks #12,065 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 233 born since 1894, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,065 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 233
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ferdie's 233 recorded births place it above 73.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Ferdie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ferdie's full recorded timeline at 1929, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1894, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ferdie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–1963
- Peak year (1921)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Ferdie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (75 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Ferdie's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Ferdie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
47 births
- 1920s
1920s
75 births
- 1930s
1930s
56 births
- 1940s 29
1940s
29 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 75 births (32% of all-time use).
Ferdie by state
Where Ferdie concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 42 | 18.0% |
42 of 233 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ferdie's data
- Ferdie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Ferdies (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ferdie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1894–1963 (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 Ferdie 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.