How Many People Are Named Ferguson?
An estimated 104 people in the United States have the first name Ferguson. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Ferguson peaked in popularity in 2019 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ferguson 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 Ferguson paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
104
About 1 in 3,295,715 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2019
8 births
Total Registered
141
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ferguson
Ferguson is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 141 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ferguson as a male name
Ranked #12,861 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (8 births)
Ferguson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ferguson span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 34 babies were registered. Ferguson remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ferguson by Decade
How has Ferguson 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.
Ferguson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ferguson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ferguson
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Ferguson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ferguson?
We estimate approximately 104 people named Ferguson 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 3,295,715 Americans share this first name.
Is Ferguson a common name?
Ferguson is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 141 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ferguson most popular?
Ferguson reached peak popularity in 2019, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ferguson is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ferguson a male name?
Ferguson is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ferguson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ferguson Smith, Ferguson Johnson, Ferguson 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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