Ferris
- #14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births
- #3,128 for boys in 2025, 38 births
- Given to boys 90.1% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1902 · 10 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 2,837since 1893
Ferris over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #14,942 | 5 | #3,128 | 38 |
| 2024 | #9,556 | 10 | #2,418 | 57 |
| 2023 | #12,197 | 7 | #3,005 | 41 |
| 2022 | #11,231 | 8 | #2,648 | 50 |
| 2021 | #9,562 | 10 | #2,918 | 42 |
| 2020 | #13,453 | 6 | #3,202 | 35 |
| 2019 | — | #3,716 | 29 | |
| 2018 | #10,545 | 9 | #3,607 | 30 |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | #2,672 | 46 |
| 2016 | #10,859 | 9 | #2,587 | 48 |
| 2015 | #10,866 | 9 | #2,684 | 45 |
| 2014 | — | #2,805 | 42 | |
| 2013 | #14,582 | 6 | #3,189 | 34 |
| 2012 | — | #3,625 | 29 | |
| 2011 | #13,347 | 7 | #4,509 | 21 |
| 2010 | — | #4,366 | 22 | |
| 2009 | — | #4,035 | 25 | |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #3,921 | 26 |
| 2007 | — | #3,687 | 28 | |
| 2006 | — | #4,223 | 22 | |
| 2005 | — | #5,578 | 14 | |
| 2004 | — | #6,976 | 10 | |
| 2003 | — | #4,616 | 17 | |
| 2002 | — | #5,131 | 14 | |
| 2001 | — | #4,302 | 18 | |
| 2000 | — | #5,920 | 11 | |
| 1999 | — | #6,042 | 10 | |
| 1998 | — | #4,019 | 17 | |
| 1997 | — | #4,668 | 13 | |
| 1996 | — | #3,678 | 18 | |
| 1995 | — | #5,928 | 9 | |
| 1994 | — | #3,596 | 18 | |
| 1993 | — | #4,020 | 15 | |
| 1992 | — | #3,748 | 16 | |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #4,005 | 14 |
| 1990 | — | #3,607 | 16 | |
| 1989 | — | #4,017 | 13 | |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | #4,162 | 11 |
| 1987 | — | #3,072 | 16 | |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 | #2,891 | 17 |
| 1985 | #6,031 | 11 | #3,805 | 11 |
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | #3,411 | 12 |
| 1982 | #5,911 | 11 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #4,532 | 16 | #3,601 | 11 |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | #4,495 | 8 |
| 1979 | — | #4,068 | 9 | |
| 1978 | — | #3,400 | 11 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,665 | 16 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,826 | 14 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,751 | 14 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,459 | 16 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,513 | 15 | |
| 1972 | — | #3,152 | 10 | |
| 1971 | — | #3,658 | 8 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,213 | 17 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,130 | 16 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,735 | 10 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,470 | 11 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,465 | 11 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,270 | 13 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,409 | 12 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,673 | 10 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,896 | 18 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,876 | 19 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,973 | 17 | |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #1,974 | 17 |
| 1958 | — | #1,557 | 25 | |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #1,673 | 23 |
| 1956 | — | #2,015 | 16 | |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #1,313 | 33 |
| 1954 | — | #1,668 | 21 | |
| 1953 | #4,226 | 8 | #1,378 | 30 |
| 1952 | — | #1,485 | 26 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,489 | 25 | |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #1,395 | 27 |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #1,380 | 28 |
| 1948 | — | #1,559 | 22 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,159 | 39 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,601 | 20 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,406 | 22 | |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #1,630 | 18 |
| 1943 | — | #1,214 | 32 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,268 | 30 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,485 | 21 | |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #1,288 | 27 |
| 1939 | — | #1,168 | 31 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,476 | 21 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,756 | 16 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,801 | 15 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,295 | 27 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,022 | 13 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,405 | 23 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,286 | 28 | |
| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | #1,217 | 32 |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #1,330 | 29 |
| 1929 | — | #1,195 | 34 | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #1,382 | 28 |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #1,060 | 44 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #1,018 | 46 |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | #1,040 | 44 |
| 1924 | #3,144 | 10 | #1,058 | 45 |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #1,057 | 45 |
| 1922 | — | #958 | 53 | |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 | #1,045 | 45 |
| 1920 | — | #1,157 | 38 | |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #1,159 | 36 |
| 1918 | — | #1,035 | 42 | |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #1,062 | 39 |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #1,096 | 35 |
| 1915 | #2,688 | 10 | #962 | 42 |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | #1,054 | 29 |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #871 | 31 |
| 1912 | — | #1,174 | 16 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,117 | 10 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,421 | 6 | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | #1,021 | 8 | |
| 1907 | — | #930 | 9 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | #1,091 | 6 | |
| 1904 | — | #966 | 7 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | #744 | 10 | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #902 | 9 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #900 | 7 | |
| 1895 | — | #978 | 6 | |
| 1894 | — | #1,074 | 5 | |
| 1893 | — | #907 | 6 | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1893
The first year at least five boys were named Ferris! It came in at #907, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1897–1899, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Ferris is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Michigan#999 · 1 in 6,699
- California#2,203 · 1 in 29,246
Best ever in a state: #178 in Michigan, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | #999 | 6 | 1 in 6,699 |
| California | #2,203 | 6 | 1 in 29,246 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 710 spots since 2024 (#2,418 → #3,128)
- 74 spots since 2020 (#3,202 → #3,128)
- 444 spots since 2015 (#2,684 → #3,128)
- Biggest jump: 303 spots in 1913
- Biggest drop: 183 spots in 1914
Rise & fade · boys
9 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1893
- Peaked 1902 at #744 (10 births)
- Births halved by 1903, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 10 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 10 yrs · run 1895–1896
Share of babies · boys
1 in 12,266
- Highest: 1 in 12,266 boys born in 1902 were named Ferris (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 44,949 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 14.9% of all boys named Ferris (422) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1986
- Mostly girls until 1985, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 24 | #900 (1896) | #965 |
| 1900s | 49 | #744 (1902) | #942 |
| 1910s | 286 | #871 (1913) | #1,095 |
| 1920s | 422 | #958 (1922) | #1,097 |
| 1930s | 235 | #1,168 (1939) | #1,476 |
| 1940s | 259 | #1,159 (1947) | #1,399 |
| 1950s | 243 | #1,313 (1955) | #1,595 |
| 1960s | 137 | #1,876 (1961) | #2,290 |
| 1970s | 130 | #2,213 (1970) | #2,971 |
| 1980s | 112 | #2,891 (1986) | #4,002 |
| 1990s | 146 | #3,596 (1994) | #4,331 |
| 2000s | 185 | #3,687 (2007) | #4,839 |
| 2010s | 346 | #2,587 (2016) | #3,376 |
| 2020s | 263 | #2,418 (2024) | #2,887 |
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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