Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Ferdinand

#1,262 most common boys' name of all time · #3,019 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,262
Rank overall
#3,019 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
8,909
Since 2016
237
Peak year
1918 #363
Best rank
#230 1884
Girls Boys peak 259/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Ferdinand is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 24 24 #4,251
2024 — 28 28 #3,897
2023 — 29 29 #3,803
2022 — 29 29 #3,774
2021 — 16 16 #5,566
2020 — 14 14 #5,984
2019 — 20 20 #4,806
2018 — 25 25 #4,094
2017 — 17 17 #5,299
2016 — 35 35 #3,231
2015 — 20 20 #4,712
2014 — 24 24 #4,139
2013 — 24 24 #4,068
2012 — 21 21 #4,534
2011 — 20 20 #4,659
2010 — 23 23 #4,242
2009 — 20 20 #4,749
2008 — 25 25 #4,044
2007 — 24 24 #4,128
2006 — 21 21 #4,372
2005 — 16 16 #5,036
2004 — 16 16 #5,011
2003 — 20 20 #4,116
2002 — 15 15 #4,926
2001 — 22 22 #3,724
2000 — 16 16 #4,576
1999 — 16 16 #4,342
1998 — 18 18 #3,850
1997 — 16 16 #4,065
1996 — 27 27 #2,748
1995 — 22 22 #3,102
1994 — 27 27 #2,685
1993 — 19 19 #3,371
1992 — 28 28 #2,532
1991 — 27 27 #2,546
1990 — 35 35 #2,087
1989 — 34 34 #2,070
1988 — 24 24 #2,439
1987 — 40 40 #1,684
1986 — 31 31 #1,917
1985 — 35 35 #1,727
1984 — 25 25 #2,103
1983 — 26 26 #2,018
1982 — 46 46 #1,396
1981 — 39 39 #1,548
1980 — 35 35 #1,655
1979 — 29 29 #1,868
1978 — 34 34 #1,616
1977 — 50 50 #1,253
1976 — 38 38 #1,455
1975 — 43 43 #1,322
1974 — 36 36 #1,441
1973 — 45 45 #1,231
1972 — 45 45 #1,233
1971 — 68 68 #986
1970 — 56 56 #1,093
1969 — 52 52 #1,076
1968 — 56 56 #986
1967 — 53 53 #993
1966 — 56 56 #969
1965 — 54 54 #1,000
1964 — 37 37 #1,290
1963 — 42 42 #1,197
1962 — 50 50 #1,083
1961 — 60 60 #1,002
1960 — 63 63 #952
1959 — 71 71 #907
1958 — 53 53 #1,050
1957 — 60 60 #981
1956 — 66 66 #917
1955 — 71 71 #876
1954 — 69 69 #887
1953 — 66 66 #885
1952 — 69 69 #841
1951 — 54 54 #949
1950 — 53 53 #948
1949 — 42 42 #1,086
1948 — 68 68 #824
1947 — 65 65 #861
1946 — 47 47 #983
1945 — 55 55 #846
1944 — 59 59 #815
1943 — 73 73 #764
1942 — 70 70 #771
1941 — 63 63 #787
1940 — 61 61 #794
1939 — 80 80 #663
1938 — 100 100 #586
1937 — 62 62 #781
1936 — 116 116 #533
1935 — 101 101 #577
1934 — 83 83 #667
1933 — 93 93 #603
1932 — 109 109 #566
1931 — 109 109 #563
1930 — 145 145 #496
1929 — 138 138 #501
1928 — 156 156 #487
1927 — 156 156 #484
1926 — 161 161 #473
1925 — 159 159 #481
1924 — 185 185 #449
1923 — 198 198 #433
1922 — 214 214 #410
1921 — 222 222 #409
1920 — 185 185 #446
1919 — 205 205 #407
1918 — 259 259 #363
1917 — 236 236 #362
1916 — 246 246 #340
1915 — 245 245 #336
1914 — 204 204 #320
1913 — 127 127 #372
1912 — 113 113 #364
1911 — 51 51 #399
1910 — 48 48 #373
1909 — 38 38 #399
1908 — 35 35 #400
1907 — 35 35 #381
1906 — 34 34 #358
1905 — 31 31 #370
1904 — 36 36 #337
1903 — 19 19 #492
1902 — 32 32 #351
1901 — 29 29 #336
1900 — 41 41 #340
1899 — 35 35 #297
1898 — 30 30 #355
1897 — 28 28 #353
1896 — 40 40 #291
1895 — 38 38 #293
1894 — 44 44 #266
1893 — 45 45 #263
1892 — 33 33 #324
1891 — 28 28 #322
1890 — 33 33 #301
1889 — 34 34 #291
1888 — 42 42 #279
1887 — 43 43 #245
1886 — 40 40 #270
1885 — 36 36 #280
1884 — 55 55 #230
1883 — 30 30 #301
1882 — 48 48 #244
1881 — 23 23 #343
1880 — 32 32 #294