Is Ferris a boy or girl name?
Ferris is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 56 boys were named Ferris, so 15.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 9.9% of the 3,105 US babies named Ferris were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,446
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,753
- Babies named Ferris since 1893
- 3,105
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 66 babies
Boys and girls named Ferris, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 49 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 286 | 37 | 11.5% |
| 1920s | 422 | 46 | 9.8% |
| 1930s | 235 | 10 | 4.1% |
| 1940s | 259 | 15 | 5.5% |
| 1950s | 243 | 31 | 11.3% |
| 1960s | 137 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 130 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 112 | 71 | 38.8% |
| 1990s | 146 | 6 | 3.9% |
| 2000s | 185 | 5 | 2.6% |
| 2010s | 346 | 45 | 11.5% |
| 2020s | 224 | 41 | 15.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56 | #2,446 | 10 | #9,753 |
| 2023 | 41 | #3,017 | 7 | #12,558 |
| 2022 | 50 | #2,653 | 8 | #11,547 |
| 2021 | 42 | #2,931 | 10 | #9,799 |
| 2020 | 35 | #3,224 | 6 | #14,007 |
| 2019 | 29 | #3,744 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,636 | 9 | #10,845 |
| 2017 | 46 | #2,691 | 5 | #16,677 |
| 2016 | 48 | #2,597 | 9 | #11,160 |
| 2015 | 45 | #2,693 | 9 | #11,205 |
| 2014 | 42 | #2,823 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 34 | #3,213 | 6 | #15,240 |
| 2012 | 29 | #3,643 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 21 | #4,552 | 7 | #13,829 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,407 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 25 | #4,078 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,970 | 5 | #18,427 |
| 2007 | 28 | #3,723 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,271 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,670 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,150 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,670 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,216 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,351 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 11 | #6,046 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,190 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,072 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,752 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,728 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 9 | #6,076 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,644 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,086 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,805 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 14 | #4,076 | 6 | #11,990 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,664 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,106 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,261 | 6 | #10,784 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,107 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,927 | 6 | #9,923 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,885 | 11 | #6,170 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,824 | 6 | #9,500 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,475 | 9 | #6,889 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,210 | 11 | #6,062 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,686 | 16 | #4,597 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,640 | 6 | #9,448 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,180 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,477 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,696 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,870 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,800 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 16 | #2,496 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 15 | #2,543 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,224 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,757 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 17 | #2,231 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,167 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,797 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,525 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,526 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,302 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,462 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,737 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 18 | #1,914 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,901 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 17 | #1,996 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 17 | #2,002 | 5 | #6,559 |
| 1958 | 25 | #1,565 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 23 | #1,690 | 6 | #5,615 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,037 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 33 | #1,320 | 6 | #5,403 |
| 1954 | 21 | #1,676 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 30 | #1,388 | 8 | #4,349 |
| 1952 | 26 | #1,496 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 25 | #1,497 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 27 | #1,405 | 6 | #4,920 |
| 1949 | 28 | #1,393 | 5 | #5,500 |
| 1948 | 22 | #1,575 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 39 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 20 | #1,614 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 22 | #1,424 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 18 | #1,648 | 5 | #4,796 |
| 1943 | 32 | #1,226 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 30 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 21 | #1,501 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 27 | #1,295 | 5 | #4,572 |
| 1939 | 31 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 21 | #1,495 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 16 | #1,783 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 15 | #1,834 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 27 | #1,304 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 13 | #2,055 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 23 | #1,422 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 28 | #1,300 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 32 | #1,222 | 5 | #4,571 |
| 1930 | 29 | #1,349 | 5 | #4,787 |
| 1929 | 34 | #1,202 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 28 | #1,397 | 5 | #4,975 |
| 1927 | 44 | #1,064 | 5 | #5,066 |
| 1926 | 46 | #1,021 | 7 | #4,021 |
| 1925 | 44 | #1,048 | 6 | #4,612 |
| 1924 | 45 | #1,062 | 10 | #3,217 |
| 1923 | 45 | #1,064 | 5 | #5,224 |
| 1922 | 53 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 45 | #1,051 | 8 | #3,790 |
| 1920 | 38 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 36 | #1,170 | 6 | #4,455 |
| 1918 | 42 | #1,042 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 39 | #1,067 | 5 | #4,853 |
| 1916 | 35 | #1,103 | 5 | #4,677 |
| 1915 | 42 | #968 | 10 | #2,774 |
| 1914 | 29 | #1,062 | 6 | #3,328 |
| 1913 | 31 | #884 | 5 | #3,360 |
| 1912 | 16 | #1,199 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 10 | #1,140 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,474 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,049 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 9 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,144 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 7 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 10 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 9 | #931 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 7 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,140 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 6 | #946 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ferris reached #765 in 1902. As a girl name, it reached #2,774 in 1915. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ferris
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.