Ferrel is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1930s and has all but disappeared.
Ferrel is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1957. Ferrel was first reported in SSA data in 1913 and peaked in 1923 (19 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 5 | — | — | #4,173 |
| 1956 | 6 | — | — | #3,665 |
| 1955 | 7 | — | — | #3,296 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | — | #3,548 |
| 1952 | 8 | — | — | #2,944 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | — | #3,161 |
| 1950 | 9 | — | — | #2,640 |
| 1947 | 9 | — | — | #2,733 |
| 1946 | 9 | — | — | #2,593 |
| 1942 | 8 | — | — | #2,782 |
| 1941 | 10 | — | — | #2,394 |
| 1940 | 15 | — | — | #1,834 |
| 1939 | 11 | — | — | #2,210 |
| 1938 | 11 | — | — | #2,240 |
| 1937 | 10 | — | — | #2,375 |
| 1936 | 10 | — | — | #2,344 |
| 1935 | 19 | — | #4,439 | #1,967 |
| 1934 | 13 | — | — | #2,054 |
| 1933 | 15 | — | — | #1,862 |
| 1932 | 7 | — | — | #3,190 |
| 1931 | 12 | — | — | #2,246 |
| 1930 | 14 | — | — | #2,111 |
| 1929 | 12 | — | — | #2,372 |
| 1928 | 6 | — | — | #3,861 |
| 1927 | 11 | — | — | #2,582 |
| 1926 | 14 | — | — | #2,235 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | #4,611 | — |
| 1924 | 10 | — | — | #2,884 |
| 1923 | 19 | — | — | #1,829 |
| 1922 | 15 | — | — | #2,179 |
| 1921 | 9 | — | — | #3,064 |
| 1920 | 16 | — | #4,582 | #2,839 |
| 1919 | 6 | — | — | #3,879 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | — | #3,483 |
| 1917 | 13 | — | #4,852 | #3,033 |
| 1916 | 14 | — | — | #2,082 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | — | #2,703 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | — | #3,432 |
| 1913 | 6 | — | — | #2,597 |