Recorded 1900–1926 Unisex name Peak 1917 22 births

Ferrol — unisex name

22 babies named Ferrol in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s61920s11
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Ferrol was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

6 babies were named Ferrol in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ferrol

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Ferrol between 1900 and 1926, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ferrol currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1926. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Ferrol is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 15 additional births since 1918.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ferrol performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ferrol shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ferrol 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 22 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.

Ferrol at a glance

Last recorded 1926

Total births

22

Since 1900

27 years of records

Peak year

1917

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1926

Active since

1900

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1926

Ferrol popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1900

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1917)
6
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.5 1926192519171900 5

Ferrol popularity over time — boys

15 total births recorded since 1918 (Ferrol as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 193819191918 5

Ferrol by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 50% of Ferrol's all-time total
1900s51910s61920s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ferrol?
22 babies have been named Ferrol since 1900. It was last recorded in 1926. The peak year was 1917 with 6 births.
When was Ferrol most popular?
Ferrol was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Is Ferrol a unisex name?
Yes, Ferrol is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 22 births, and as a boy's name it has 15 births.
How long has the name Ferrol been used?
Ferrol has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 27 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Ferrol?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fern, Fernanda, Ferne, Ferol, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1900–1926 (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.