Ferris Boy
How popular is Ferris?
#3,127 boy name in 2025
38 baby boys were named Ferris in the US in 2025, making it the 3127th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
Ferris popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,127 for boys (▼ 709 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 38 boys, 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-16% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,683 in 2015, #3,200 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (57 boys) |
| Highest rank | #743 in 1902 |
| First recorded | 1893 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 86% boys, 14% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ferris counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ferris family of names ranked #2,256 for boys in 2025 (#1,826 the year before), with 45 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ferris | 38 | 84% |
| Feras | 7 | 16% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ferris is most popular
Babies named Ferris per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Michigan: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Ferris by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 24 | #899 |
| 1900s | 49 | #743 |
| 1910s | 286 | #871 |
| 1920s | 422 | #958 |
| 1930s | 235 | #1,168 |
| 1940s | 259 | #1,158 |
| 1950s | 243 | #1,312 |
| 1960s | 137 | #1,875 |
| 1970s | 130 | #2,212 |
| 1980s | 112 | #2,888 |
| 1990s | 146 | #3,590 |
| 2000s | 185 | #3,685 |
| 2010s | 346 | #2,586 |
| 2020s | 263 | #2,418 |
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Questions
- Is Ferris a boy or girl name?
- Ferris is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 86% of babies named Ferris were boys.
- How popular is the name Ferris?
- 38 baby boys were named Ferris in the US in 2025, making it the 3127th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
- When was Ferris most popular?
- Ferris peaked in 2024, when 57 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #743 in 1902.
- How many people are named Ferris?
- 3,149 babies have been named Ferris in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,809 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 28.
- Where is Ferris most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ferris was most common in Michigan, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.