Unisex name · since 1900

Ferrol

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.

#44,685 of 72,339
all-time among girls
22
born since 1900
1920s
peak decade

Ferrol sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 22 recorded since 1900.

Social Security Administration records show Ferrol recorded 22 times among girls since 1900, 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 1900 to 1926.

  • #44,685 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 22 born since 1900
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ferrol ranks #44,685 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1900, peaking in the 1920s.

#44,685 of 72,339
all-time among girls
22
born since 1900
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ferrol's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ferrol's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ferrol's full recorded timeline at 1925, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1900, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ferrol popularity over time - girls

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

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1917)
6
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
4.555.566.5 1900191719251926 6

Ferrol popularity over time - boys

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

Unisex variant - 15 births
5 191819191938 5

Ferrol by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (11 births, 50% of the file).

1920s was Ferrol's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Ferrol births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ferrol? ▼
Ferrol has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 1900, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #44,685 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1926. 6 babies were born in 1917, its single highest year.
Where does Ferrol sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ferrol ranks #44,685 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Keep exploring Ferrol

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ferrol

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ferrol: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1900–1926 (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 Ferrol 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.