Recorded 1919–2009 Unisex name Peak 1990 101 births

Ferron — boys' name

101 babies named Ferron in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s51940s61950s251960s171970s181990s102000s15
1950s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Ferron was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

10 babies were named Ferron in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ferron

The Social Security Administration has registered 101 babies named Ferron between 1919 and 2009, spanning 91 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ferron currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Ferron is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 12 additional births since 1986.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ferron performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Ferron shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ferron 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 101 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.

Ferron at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

101

Since 1919

91 years of records

Peak year

1990

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1919

Recorded for 91 years

Last year on file: 2009

Ferron popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1919

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1990)
10
Annual births at peak — across 91 years of records
4681012 2009199019701960195719201919 5

Ferron popularity over time — girls

12 total births recorded since 1986 (Ferron as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 12 births
4.555.566.577.5 19871986 5

Ferron by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
25 births that decade — 25% of Ferron's all-time total
1910s51920s51940s61950s251960s171970s181990s102000s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ferron?
101 babies have been named Ferron since 1919. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1990 with 10 births.
When was Ferron most popular?
Ferron was most popular in the 1950s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Is Ferron a unisex name?
Yes, Ferron is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 101 births, and as a girl's name it has 12 births.
How long has the name Ferron been used?
Ferron has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 91 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Ferron?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fernando, Ferdinand, Fermin, Ferris, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1919–2009 (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.