Boys' name · since 1932
Ferrill
Ferrill has 10 recorded births since 1932 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1932 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #34,784 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1932
- 1930s
- peak decade
Ferrill sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 10 recorded since 1932.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ferrill has been recorded 10 times among boys since 1932, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 1936.
- #34,784 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 10 born since 1932
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ferrill ranks #34,784 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1932, peaking in the 1930s.
- #34,784 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1932
- 1930s
- peak decade
Ferrill's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ferrill's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ferrill splits its recorded history at 1936: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1932 (5 births).
Ferrill popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1936
- Peak year (1932)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Ferrill by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).
1930s was Ferrill's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ferrill births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ferrill: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1932–1936 (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 Ferrill 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.