Total births
14
Recorded 2011–2013 Boys' name Peak 2011 14 births
Ferney — boys' name
14 babies named Ferney in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Ferney was born in this single decade.
2011
Single peak year
8 babies were named Ferney in 2011 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Ferney
The Social Security Administration has registered 14 babies named Ferney between 2011 and 2013, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ferney currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Ferney performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Ferney 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 14 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.
Ferney at a glance
Last recorded 2013Peak year
2011
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2011
Ferney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2011
- Peak year (2011)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
Ferney by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 14 births that decade — 100% of Ferney's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ferney? ▼
14 babies have been named Ferney since 2011. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2011 with 8 births.
When was Ferney most popular? ▼
Ferney was most popular in the 2010s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Ferney been used? ▼
Ferney has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 3 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Ferney? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fernando, Ferdinand, Fermin, Ferris, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Ferney
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Fermin Boy
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Ferris Boy
#2440 2,798 births
Ferrell Boy
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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, 2011–2013 (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.