Is Ferdinand a boy or girl name?
Ferdinand is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 28 boys were named Ferdinand, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 8,885 US babies named Ferdinand were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,902
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ferdinand since 1880
- 8,885
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 259 babies
Boys and girls named Ferdinand, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 383 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 354 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 330 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,734 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,774 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 998 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 603 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 632 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 523 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 444 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 335 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 235 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 195 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 229 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 116 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28 | #3,902 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 29 | #3,817 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 29 | #3,796 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,620 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 14 | #6,067 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,848 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,129 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,354 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 35 | #3,249 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,769 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 24 | #4,171 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 24 | #4,097 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 21 | #4,588 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,711 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 23 | #4,276 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,809 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 25 | #4,065 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,161 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,403 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,104 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,083 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,163 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 15 | #4,984 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,757 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,649 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,417 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,897 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,117 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,778 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,130 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 27 | #2,712 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,412 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 28 | #2,561 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,567 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 35 | #2,101 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 34 | #2,078 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 24 | #2,466 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 40 | #1,691 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 31 | #1,932 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 35 | #1,742 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 25 | #2,117 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 26 | #2,040 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 46 | #1,400 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 39 | #1,559 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 35 | #1,667 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 29 | #1,880 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 34 | #1,626 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 50 | #1,257 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 38 | #1,460 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 43 | #1,327 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 36 | #1,449 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 45 | #1,233 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 45 | #1,237 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 68 | #986 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 56 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 51 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 57 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 53 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 56 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 54 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 37 | #1,294 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 42 | #1,203 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 50 | #1,086 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 60 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 63 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 71 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 53 | #1,054 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 60 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 66 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 71 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 69 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 66 | #884 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 69 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 54 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 53 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 42 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 68 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 65 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 47 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 55 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 59 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 73 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 70 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 63 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 61 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 80 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 100 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 62 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 116 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 101 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 83 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 93 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 109 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 109 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 145 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 138 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 156 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 156 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 161 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 159 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 185 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 198 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 214 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 222 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 185 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 205 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 259 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 236 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 246 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 245 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 204 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 127 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 113 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 51 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 48 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 38 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 35 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 35 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 34 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 31 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 36 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 19 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 32 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 29 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 41 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 35 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 30 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 28 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 40 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 38 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 44 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 45 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 33 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 28 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 33 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 34 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 42 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 43 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 40 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 36 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 55 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 30 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 48 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 23 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 32 | #294 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ferdinand reached #229 in 1884. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.