Boys' name · since 1912
Ferdinando
Ferdinando has 303 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1966 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,512 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 303
- born since 1912
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ferdinando is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 303 have been recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ferdinando has been recorded 303 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2017.
- #10,512 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 303 born since 1912
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ferdinando ranks #10,512 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 303 born since 1912, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,512 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 303
- born since 1912
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ferdinando's 303 recorded births place it above 76.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Ferdinando's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ferdinando's full recorded timeline at 1963, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1966 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ferdinando popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2017
- Peak year (1966)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Ferdinando by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (67 births, 22% of the file).
1970s was Ferdinando's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Ferdinando births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
41 births
- 1920s
1920s
65 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s
1960s
52 births
- 1970s
1970s
67 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 67 births (22% of all-time use).
Ferdinando by state
Where Ferdinando concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 3.6% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.7% |
11 of 303 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ferdinando's data
- Ferdinando's decade-level peak was the 1970s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Ferdinandos (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Ferdinando: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1912–2017 (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 Ferdinando 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.