Ferlin — boys' name
257 babies named Ferlin in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
47% of everyone ever named Ferlin was born in this single decade.
26 babies were named Ferlin in 1958 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Ferlin
The Social Security Administration has registered 257 babies named Ferlin between 1954 and 1982, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ferlin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 26 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Ferlin performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ferlin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Ferlin 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 257 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.
Ferlin at a glance
Last recorded 1982Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Ferlin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1954
- Peak year (1958)
- 26
- Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1982.
257 total births across 29 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1958 with 26 births in a single year.
Ferlin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 122 births that decade — 47% of Ferlin's all-time total
Ferlin decade highlights
- Peak decade 122 births
- Runner-up 97 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Ferlin's strongest decade
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 47% 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, 1954–1982 (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.