Ferdinand is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1918 and has since faded.
Ferdinand is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,294 for boy births in the United States (and #9,178 across all names), given to 24 babies. Ferdinand first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1918 (259 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | #4,294 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | #3,914 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | #3,824 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | #3,798 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | #5,620 |
| 2020 | 14 | 14 | #6,070 |
| 2019 | 20 | 20 | #4,849 |
| 2018 | 25 | 25 | #4,130 |
| 2017 | 17 | 17 | #5,356 |
| 2016 | 35 | 35 | #3,249 |
| 2015 | 20 | 20 | #4,770 |
| 2014 | 24 | 24 | #4,171 |
| 2013 | 24 | 29 | #4,097 |
| 2012 | 21 | 26 | #4,588 |
| 2011 | 20 | 20 | #4,714 |
| 2010 | 23 | 23 | #4,277 |
| 2009 | 20 | 20 | #4,809 |
| 2008 | 25 | 25 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 24 | 31 | #4,161 |
| 2006 | 21 | 21 | #4,404 |
| 2005 | 16 | 23 | #5,105 |
| 2004 | 16 | 16 | #5,085 |
| 2003 | 20 | 27 | #4,163 |
| 2002 | 15 | 20 | #4,985 |
| 2001 | 22 | 37 | #3,757 |
| 2000 | 16 | 24 | #4,649 |
| 1999 | 16 | 26 | #4,417 |
| 1998 | 18 | 28 | #3,897 |
| 1997 | 16 | — | #4,117 |
| 1996 | 27 | — | #2,778 |
| 1995 | 22 | — | #3,130 |
| 1994 | 27 | — | #2,713 |
| 1993 | 19 | — | #3,412 |
| 1992 | 28 | — | #2,561 |
| 1991 | 27 | — | #2,567 |
| 1990 | 35 | — | #2,102 |
| 1989 | 34 | — | #2,079 |
| 1988 | 24 | — | #2,466 |
| 1987 | 40 | — | #1,691 |
| 1986 | 31 | — | #1,932 |
| 1985 | 35 | — | #1,742 |
| 1984 | 25 | — | #2,117 |
| 1983 | 26 | — | #2,038 |
| 1982 | 46 | — | #1,399 |
| 1981 | 39 | — | #1,559 |
| 1980 | 35 | — | #1,666 |
| 1979 | 29 | — | #1,880 |
| 1978 | 34 | — | #1,626 |
| 1977 | 50 | — | #1,257 |
| 1976 | 38 | — | #1,460 |
| 1975 | 43 | — | #1,327 |
| 1974 | 36 | — | #1,449 |
| 1973 | 45 | — | #1,233 |
| 1972 | 45 | — | #1,237 |
| 1971 | 68 | — | #986 |
| 1970 | 56 | — | #1,096 |
| 1969 | 52 | — | #1,077 |
| 1968 | 56 | — | #989 |
| 1967 | 53 | — | #998 |
| 1966 | 56 | — | #975 |
| 1965 | 54 | — | #1,007 |
| 1964 | 37 | — | #1,294 |
| 1963 | 42 | — | #1,203 |
| 1962 | 50 | — | #1,085 |
| 1961 | 60 | — | #1,006 |
| 1960 | 63 | — | #956 |
| 1959 | 71 | — | #910 |
| 1958 | 53 | — | #1,054 |
| 1957 | 60 | — | #985 |
| 1956 | 66 | — | #918 |
| 1955 | 71 | — | #881 |
| 1954 | 69 | — | #890 |
| 1953 | 66 | — | #884 |
| 1952 | 69 | — | #843 |
| 1951 | 54 | — | #953 |
| 1950 | 53 | — | #951 |
| 1949 | 42 | — | #1,087 |
| 1948 | 68 | — | #826 |
| 1947 | 65 | — | #862 |
| 1946 | 47 | — | #990 |
| 1945 | 55 | — | #846 |
| 1944 | 59 | — | #818 |
| 1943 | 73 | — | #765 |
| 1942 | 70 | — | #771 |
| 1941 | 63 | — | #790 |
| 1940 | 61 | — | #795 |
| 1939 | 80 | — | #664 |
| 1938 | 100 | — | #587 |
| 1937 | 62 | — | #783 |
| 1936 | 116 | — | #531 |
| 1935 | 101 | — | #577 |
| 1934 | 83 | — | #668 |
| 1933 | 93 | — | #603 |
| 1932 | 109 | — | #566 |
| 1931 | 109 | — | #563 |
| 1930 | 145 | — | #495 |
| 1929 | 138 | — | #500 |
| 1928 | 156 | — | #488 |
| 1927 | 156 | — | #484 |
| 1926 | 161 | — | #474 |
| 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 |