Girls' name · since 1889
Ferol
Since 1889, U.S. Social Security records show 618 babies named Ferol, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,354 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 618
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ferol sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 618 recorded since 1889.
Social Security Administration records show Ferol recorded 618 times among girls since 1889, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 1963.
- #10,354 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 618 born since 1889
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ferol ranks #10,354 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 618 born since 1889, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,354 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 618
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ferol's 618 recorded births place it above 85.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ferol's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ferol's full recorded timeline at 1922, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1889, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ferol popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–1963
- Peak year (1921)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Ferol popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1925 (Ferol as boys' name)
Ferol by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (141 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Ferol's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Ferol births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s
1890s
69 births
- 1900s
1900s
72 births
- 1910s
1910s
116 births
- 1920s
1920s
141 births
- 1930s
1930s
100 births
- 1940s
1940s
87 births
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 141 births (23% of all-time use).
How Ferol compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ferol's total volume
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What to do with Ferol's data
- Ferol's decade-level peak was the 1920s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ferol: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1889–1963 (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 Ferol 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.