Boys' name · since 1954
Ferlin
Ferlin has 257 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,486 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 257
- born since 1954
- 1960s
- peak decade
257 boys have been named Ferlin since 1954, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ferlin recorded 257 times among boys since 1954, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 1982.
- #11,486 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 257 born since 1954
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ferlin ranks #11,486 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 257 born since 1954, peaking in the 1960s.
- #11,486 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 257
- born since 1954
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ferlin's 257 recorded births place it above 74.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ferlin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ferlin's full recorded timeline at 1964, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1958 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ferlin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1982
- Peak year (1958)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Ferlin by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (122 births, 47% of the file).
1960s was Ferlin's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Ferlin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
97 births
- 1960s
1960s
122 births
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 122 births (47% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ferlin's data
- Ferlin's decade-level peak was the 1960s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- 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 Ferlin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1954–1982 (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 Ferlin 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.