Unisex name · since 1986
Ferrin
Ferrin has 95 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,648 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 95
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
95 girls have been named Ferrin since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ferrin recorded 95 times among girls since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2017.
- #27,648 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 95 born since 1986
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ferrin ranks #27,648 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 95 born since 1986, peaking in the 1980s.
- #27,648 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 95
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ferrin's 95 recorded births place it above 61.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ferrin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ferrin's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ferrin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2017
- Peak year (1987)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Ferrin popularity over time - boys
28 total births recorded since 1944 (Ferrin as boys' name)
Ferrin by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (51 births, 54% of the file).
1980s was Ferrin's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Ferrin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
51 births
- 1990s
1990s
22 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 51 births (54% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ferrin's data
- Ferrin's decade-level peak was the 1980s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- 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 Ferrin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1986–2017 (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 Ferrin 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.