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
- 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
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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.
See more about Ferris
- 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 (#1,174 → #871)
- Biggest drop: 183 spots in 1914 (#871 → #1,054)
- Debuted 1893
- Peaked 1902 at #744 (10 births)
- Births halved by 1903, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 10 yrs · run 1895–1896
- 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%)
- 14.9% of all boys named Ferris (422) were born in this decade
- 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.
Ferris in 1915
Top girls' names in 1915
Top boys' names in 1915
More about 1915
girls
983,852 girls got a published name in 1915; 1 in 98,385 of them was named Ferris, which outranked 45.9% of the 4,967 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,526Yaeko11
- #2,526Yoshie11
- #2,526Zenia11
- #2,688Ferris10
- #2,688Adra10
- #2,688Agda10
- #2,688Aiko10
- #2,900Adalee9
- #2,900Ader9
- #2,900Adine9
Tied with 211 names at #2,688; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
848,575 boys got a published name in 1915; 1 in 20,204 of them was named Ferris, which outranked 78.1% of the 4,390 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).