Girls' name · since 1986
Ferin
10 babies named Ferin in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #55,252 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
10 girls have been named Ferin since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ferin recorded 10 times among girls since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 1988.
- #55,252 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1986
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ferin ranks #55,252 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1986, peaking in the 1980s.
- #55,252 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ferin's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ferin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ferin splits its recorded history at 1988: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births).
Ferin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1988
- Peak year (1986)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Ferin by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Ferin's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ferin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ferin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~2 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, 1986–1988 (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 Ferin 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.