Gender
Origin
- Germanic
- To Be Courageous
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ferdinand
Pronunciation
f(e)-rdina-nd, fer-di-nand
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1918 (rank #363, 259 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4249, 24 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 |
| 2024 | 28 |
| 2023 | 29 |
| 2022 | 29 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2018 | 25 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2016 | 35 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #1050, 24 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2266, 10 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2016 | 12 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1903 (rank #63, 480 births); most recent 2023 (rank #959, 39 births)
- Girls: peak in 1927 (rank #762, 6 births); most recent 1952 (rank #1123, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 39 | – |
| 2022 | 48 | – |
| 2021 | 63 | – |
| 2020 | 63 | – |
| 2019 | 58 | – |
| 2018 | 78 | – |
| 2017 | 63 | – |
| 2016 | 56 | – |
| 2015 | 60 | – |
| 2014 | 69 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence