How Many People Are Named Ferd?
An estimated 112 people in the United States have the first name Ferd. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 82 years old, and Ferd peaked in popularity in 1919 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ferd as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ferd paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 82, Ferd is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1954.
Estimated Living Americans
112
About 1 in 3,060,307 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
82
years old
Peak Year
1919
24 births
Total Registered
689
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ferd
Ferd is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 689 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ferd as a male name
Ranked #4,089 in 1965
5 male births in 1965
Peak: 1919 (24 births)
Ferd: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ferd span from the 1880s to the 1960s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 151 babies were registered. Ferd has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ferd by Decade
How has Ferd tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ferd + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ferd as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ferd
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Ferd: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ferd?
We estimate approximately 112 people named Ferd are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,060,307 Americans share this first name.
Is Ferd a common name?
Ferd is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 689 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ferd most popular?
Ferd reached peak popularity in 1919, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ferd is approximately 82 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ferd a male name?
Ferd is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ferd Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ferd Smith, Ferd Johnson, Ferd Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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