Ferdie

Boy · recorded 1894–1963

  • 1963last recorded
  • 1894best year

Most popular in 1894.

Last recorded in 1963. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Ferdie.

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Its story

Popularity since 1894

0224318941911192919461963

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 31 recorded years as a table
Ferdie, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189443
190040
191414
19157
19169
19175
19189
191910
19207
192113
19226
19237
19249
19269
19288
19299
193110
19329
19339
19346
19358
19369
19385
19406
19424
19463
19473
19483
19503
19533
19632

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Ferdie isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1963
5
Rank in 1963
#4,048
How rare
1 in 406,215 boys
Since 1894
233

Ferdie was last recorded in 1963. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1894, at 43 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Ferdie doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.