Boys' name · since 1906
Fermon
Fermon has 257 recorded births since 1906 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1935 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,487 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 257
- born since 1906
- 1920s
- peak decade
Fermon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 257 recorded since 1906.
Fermon has 257 recorded births among boys since 1906, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 1962.
- #11,487 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 257 born since 1906
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fermon ranks #11,487 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 257 born since 1906, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,487 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 257
- born since 1906
- 1920s
- peak decade
Fermon's 257 recorded births place it above 74.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Fermon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fermon's full recorded timeline at 1933, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1935 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fermon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–1962
- Peak year (1935)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Fermon by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (81 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Fermon's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Fermon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 27
1910s
27 births
- 1920s
1920s
81 births
- 1930s
1930s
70 births
- 1940s
1940s
40 births
- 1950s 22
1950s
22 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 81 births (32% of all-time use).
Fermon by state
Where Fermon concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 257 births nationwide.
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What to do with Fermon's data
- Fermon's decade-level peak was the 1920s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Fermons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Fermon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1935)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1906–1962 (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 Fermon 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.