Ferdinand Name Popularity

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How popular is Ferdinand?

Ranking 4,102nd in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Ferdinand is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Ferdinand has seen higher popularity rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #229 in 1884.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1918 with 259 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Ferdinand was 15 in 2002.

Ferdinand, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1907-1915, 1949-1952, 2004-2007, and 2012-2016, whereas 1900-1903, 1930-1934, 1942-1946, and 1980-1983 were years of successive downward movement.

Ferdinand's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Ferdinand be?

Ferdinand's popularity has been moving upward for some time. however, the number of children named Ferdinand lately has remained about the same.

The name Ferdinand is very unique and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Ferdinand has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Ferdinan. (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		25	4,102
2017		17	5,335
2016		35	3,244
2015		20	4,759
2014		24	4,163
2013		24	4,092
2012		20	4,746
2011		20	4,707
2010		23	4,275
2009		20	4,803
2008		25	4,062
2007		24	4,157
2006		20	4,559
2005		16	5,100
2004		16	5,078
2003		20	4,162
2002		15	4,978
2001		22	3,756
2000		16	4,647
1999		16	4,416
1998		18	3,896
1997		16	4,116
1996		27	2,777
1995		22	3,129
1994		27	2,710
1993		19	3,410
1992		28	2,561
1991		27	2,565
1990		35	2,100
1989		34	2,076
1988		24	2,466
1987		39	1,715
1986		31	1,932
1985		35	1,739
1984		25	2,118
1983		26	2,037
1982		46	1,399
1981		39	1,558
1980		35	1,668
1979		29	1,878
1978		34	1,626
1977		50	1,258
1976		38	1,459
1975		43	1,328
1974		36	1,448
1973		45	1,234
1972		45	1,236
1971		68	986
1970		56	1,095
1969		51	1,088
1968		57	978
1967		53	998
1966		56	974
1965		54	1,007
1964		37	1,293
1963		42	1,200
1962		50	1,087
1961		61	994
1960		62	969
1959		71	910
1958		52	1,062
1957		61	975
1956		66	920
1955		71	882
1954		69	892
1953		66	884
1952		69	843
1951		54	954
1950		53	951
1949		42	1,087
1948		68	827
1947		65	862
1946		47	989
1945		55	846
1944		59	818
1943		73	765
1942		70	770
1941		63	790
1940		61	795
1939		80	664
1938		100	587
1937		62	782
1936		116	531
1935		101	577
1934		83	668
1933		93	603
1932		109	566
1931		109	564
1930		145	495
1929		138	499
1928		156	488
1927		156	484
1926		160	475
1925		159	481
1924		185	449
1923		198	432
1922		214	411
1921		222	409
1920		185	446
1919		205	407
1918		259	363
1917		236	362
1916		246	339
1915		245	336
1914		204	320
1913		127	372
1912		113	365
1911		51	400
1910		48	371
1909		38	400
1908		35	400
1907		35	381
1906		34	357
1905		31	374
1904		36	338
1903		19	490
1902		32	350
1901		29	341
1900		41	340
1899		35	294
1898		30	356
1897		28	357
1896		40	290
1895		38	290
1894		44	263
1893		45	262
1892		33	321
1891		28	319
1890		33	299
1889		34	289
1888		42	279
1887		43	245
1886		40	268
1885		36	278
1884		55	229
1883		30	301
1882		48	243
1881		23	342
1880		32	294

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.