How Many People Are Named Ferdinando?
An estimated 172 people in the United States have the first name Ferdinando. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Ferdinando peaked in popularity in 1966 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ferdinando 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 Ferdinando paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
172
About 1 in 1,992,758 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1966
13 births
Total Registered
303
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ferdinando
Ferdinando is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 303 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ferdinando as a male name
Ranked #10,038 in 2017
7 male births in 2017
Peak: 1966 (13 births)
Ferdinando: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ferdinando span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 67 babies were registered. Ferdinando has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ferdinando by Decade
How has Ferdinando 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.
Ferdinando by State
Ferdinando + Last Name Combinations
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Ferdinando: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ferdinando?
We estimate approximately 172 people named Ferdinando 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 1,992,758 Americans share this first name.
Is Ferdinando a common name?
Ferdinando is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 303 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ferdinando most popular?
Ferdinando reached peak popularity in 1966, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ferdinando is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ferdinando a male name?
Ferdinando is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ferdinando Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ferdinando Smith, Ferdinando Johnson, Ferdinando 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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