Boys' name · since 1962
Ferenc
37 babies named Ferenc in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,277 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 1962
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ferenc is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 37 have been recorded since 1962.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ferenc has been recorded 37 times among boys since 1962, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2005.
- #24,277 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 37 born since 1962
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ferenc ranks #24,277 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1962, peaking in the 1960s.
- #24,277 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 1962
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ferenc's 37 recorded births place it above 46.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ferenc's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ferenc's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1963 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ferenc popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2005
- Peak year (1963)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Ferenc by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (16 births, 43% of the file).
1960s was Ferenc's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Ferenc births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 16 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Ferenc's decade-level peak was the 1960s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- 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 Ferenc: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1962–2005 (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 Ferenc 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.