Ferlin

Peak · boys
1958 · 26 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
257
since 1954

Ferlin over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Ferlin has never cracked the top 1,000 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank18801900192019401960198020002020peak #1,534, 1958boys
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1982#5,6196
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First appearance
1954

The first year at least five boys were named Ferlin! It came in at #3,452, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1971, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Ferlin is popular in 2025

No state had 5 or more boys named Ferlin in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.

See more about Ferlin
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1982
Rise & fade · boys
4 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1954
  • Peaked 1958 at #1,534 (26 births)
  • Births halved by 1960, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 81,631
  • Highest: 1 in 81,631 boys born in 1958 were named Ferlin (0.00%)
  • Latest: 1 in 302,408 boys born in 1982 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 47.5% of all boys named Ferlin (122) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s97#1,534 (1958)#2,208
1960s122#1,814 (1966)#2,531
1970s32#2,891 (1970)#4,071
1980s6#5,619 (1982)#5,619

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

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