Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Ferdinand
Endangered
Down 90.7% from peak
Peak era
1918
Peak births
259
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Ferdinand
How many people are named Ferdinand?
An estimated 2,584 living Americans are named Ferdinand.
How rare is Ferdinand?
Ferdinand is very rare among babies today, with 24 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 90.7% from its 1918 peak.
How old is the typical Ferdinand?
The median age of a living American named Ferdinand is approximately 52 years, with most bearers falling between 31 and 67 years old.
Is Ferdinand still popular?
No. Ferdinand is endangered as a baby name, down 90.7% from its 1918 peak with 24 births in 2025.
Where is Ferdinand most common?
Ferdinand has its strongest geographic signal in Louisiana, where it appears 7.0× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19182025
Peak year
1918
Decline from peak
90.7%
2025
24
All-time
8,909
Where it lives now
Ferdinand is most concentrated in Louisiana — about 5.1× the national rate in the 1950s.
States where Ferdinand is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.