Ferd

FURD /ˈfɜːd/
boy 1 syllable fading

Ferd is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Ferd is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1965. Ferd was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1919 (24 births).

About the name Ferd

PronunciationFURD /ˈfɜːd/
CultureDutch
24peak births 1919
1880first in SSA data

Names similar to Ferd

How popular is Ferd?

Boys named Ferd
188019001920194019601965
Boys named Ferd per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–1965 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1965) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Ferd total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19655—#4,089
19615—#4,265
19586—#3,666
19575—#4,172
19569—#2,856
19555—#4,044
19528—#2,943
19505—#3,862
19499—#2,674
19489—#2,668
19479—#2,732
19467—#2,995
194411—#2,237
19437—#3,048
194210—#2,431
194113—#2,029
193912—#2,098
19389—#2,538
193715—#1,857
19366—#3,288
193518—#1,678
19349—#2,622
193319—#1,608
193210—#2,515
19319—#2,725
193012—#2,348
192914—#2,130
192816—#1,997
192717—#1,977
192613—#2,336
192516—#2,038
192413—#2,390
19235—#4,449
192217—#1,982
192121—#1,730
192019—#1,840
191924—#1,498
191819—#1,779
191720—#1,662
191611—#2,435
191521—#1,523
191414—#1,716
19138—#2,152
191216—#1,198
19117—#1,442
19108—#1,242
19095—#1,532
19057—#1,030
19026—#1,055
19015—#1,110
19005—#1,385
18997—#890
18987—#918
18977—#881
18965—#1,156
18958—#819
18946—#999
18936—#944
18925—#1,129
18908—#772
188911—#599
18886—#961
18876—#860
188610—#618
18858—#725
18838—#694
18816—#811
18806—#854