Ferguson — #12418 US boys' name
141 babies named Ferguson in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 13% of names given to boys today.
24% of everyone ever named Ferguson was born in this single decade.
8 babies were named Ferguson in 2019 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Ferguson
The Social Security Administration has registered 141 babies named Ferguson between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ferguson currently holds the #12418 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Ferguson performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Ferguson shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Ferguson 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 141 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.
Ferguson at a glance
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Current rank
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Ferguson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914
- Peak year (2019)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
Currently ranks #12418 among boys.
141 total births across 111 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2019 with 8 births in a single year.
Ferguson by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 34 births that decade — 24% of Ferguson's all-time total
Ferguson decade highlights
- Peak decade 34 births
- Runner-up 32 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Ferguson's strongest decade
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 24% of all-time use.
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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, 1914–2024 (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.