Ferrel*
#8,266 most common boys' name of all time · #20,860 across all names · 94% male / 6% female · used 1913–1957 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#8,266
Rank overall
#20,860 of 105,966
First appeared
1913
Years on the list
39 of 146
All-time
399
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1923 #1,867
Best rank
#1,867 1923
Girls
Boys
peak 19/yr
Ferrel first appears in 1913. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,172 |
| 1956 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,676 |
| 1955 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,325 |
| 1953 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,586 |
| 1952 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,002 |
| 1951 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,217 |
| 1950 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,694 |
| 1947 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,783 |
| 1946 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,638 |
| 1942 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,869 |
| 1941 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,449 |
| 1940 | — | 15 | 15 | #1,874 |
| 1939 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,247 |
| 1938 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,292 |
| 1937 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,425 |
| 1936 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,405 |
| 1935 | 5 | 14 | 19 | #2,005 |
| 1934 | — | 13 | 13 | #2,093 |
| 1933 | — | 15 | 15 | #1,896 |
| 1932 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,243 |
| 1931 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,297 |
| 1930 | — | 14 | 14 | #2,160 |
| 1929 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,414 |
| 1928 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,877 |
| 1927 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,645 |
| 1926 | — | 14 | 14 | #2,277 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | 6 | — |
| 1924 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,947 |
| 1923 | — | 19 | 19 | #1,867 |
| 1922 | — | 15 | 15 | #2,221 |
| 1921 | — | 9 | 9 | #3,104 |
| 1920 | 6 | 10 | 16 | #2,904 |
| 1919 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,906 |
| 1918 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,530 |
| 1917 | 5 | 8 | 13 | #3,108 |
| 1916 | — | 14 | 14 | #2,145 |
| 1915 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,771 |
| 1914 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,496 |
| 1913 | — | 6 | 6 | #2,741 |