How Many People Are Named Ferlin?
An estimated 216 people in the United States have the first name Ferlin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Ferlin peaked in popularity in 1958 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ferlin 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 Ferlin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
216
About 1 in 1,586,826 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1958
26 births
Total Registered
257
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ferlin
Ferlin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 257 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ferlin as a male name
Ranked #5,886 in 1982
6 male births in 1982
Peak: 1958 (26 births)
Ferlin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ferlin span from the 1950s to the 1980s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 122 babies were registered. Ferlin has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ferlin by Decade
How has Ferlin 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.
Ferlin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ferlin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ferlin
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Ferlin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ferlin?
We estimate approximately 216 people named Ferlin 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 1,586,826 Americans share this first name.
Is Ferlin a common name?
Ferlin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 257 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ferlin most popular?
Ferlin reached peak popularity in 1958, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ferlin is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ferlin a male name?
Ferlin is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ferlin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ferlin Smith, Ferlin Johnson, Ferlin 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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