How Many People Are Named Ferman?
An estimated 600 people in the United States have the first name Ferman. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Ferman peaked in popularity in 1921 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ferman 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 Ferman paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
600
About 1 in 571,257 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1921
33 births
Total Registered
1,375
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ferman
Ferman is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,375 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ferman as a male name
Ranked #12,862 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1921 (33 births)
Ferman: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ferman span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 266 babies were registered. Ferman has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ferman by Decade
How has Ferman 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.
Ferman by State
Birth registrations for Ferman span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, North Carolina, California. The lowest are in Louisiana, Georgia, California. On average, about 17 Fermans were registered per state.
Ferman + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ferman as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ferman
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Ferman: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ferman?
We estimate approximately 600 people named Ferman 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 571,257 Americans share this first name.
Is Ferman a common name?
Ferman is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,375 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ferman most popular?
Ferman reached peak popularity in 1921, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ferman is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ferman a male name?
Ferman is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ferman Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ferman Smith, Ferman Johnson, Ferman 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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