Ferdinand

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements farð 'journey, travel', Proto-Germanic *farthi, abstract noun from root *far- 'to fare, travel', and nanth 'courage' or nand 'ready, prepared' related to Old High German nendan 'to risk, venture'.

From Wikipedia

Ferdinand first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1918 with 259 babies (rank #363 that year). In 2024 it was given to 28 boys (rank #3,902). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Ferdinand

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ferdinand yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
33PersonalityThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

8,885

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

259

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Ferdinand

Ferdinand Marcospolitician · b. 1917
Ferdinand de Saussurelinguist · b. 1857
Ferdinand Fochmilitary officer · b. 1851
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperoraristocrat · b. 1503
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperoraristocrat · b. 1578

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	32	#294
1881	23	#342
1882	48	#243
1883	30	#301
1884	55	#229
1885	36	#278
1886	40	#268
1887	43	#245
1888	42	#279
1889	34	#289
1890	33	#299
1891	28	#319
1892	33	#321
1893	45	#262
1894	44	#263
1895	38	#290
1896	40	#290
1897	28	#357
1898	30	#356
1899	35	#294
1900	41	#340
1901	29	#341
1902	32	#350
1903	19	#490
1904	36	#338
1905	31	#374
1906	34	#357
1907	35	#381
1908	35	#400
1909	38	#400
1910	48	#371
1911	51	#400
1912	113	#365
1913	127	#372
1914	204	#320
1915	245	#336
1916	246	#339
1917	236	#362
1918	259	#363
1919	205	#407
1920	185	#446
1921	222	#409
1922	214	#411
1923	198	#432
1924	185	#449
1925	159	#481
1926	161	#474
1927	156	#484
1928	156	#488
1929	138	#500
1930	145	#495
1931	109	#563
1932	109	#566
1933	93	#603
1934	83	#668
1935	101	#577
1936	116	#531
1937	62	#783
1938	100	#587
1939	80	#664
1940	61	#795
1941	63	#790
1942	70	#771
1943	73	#765
1944	59	#818
1945	55	#846
1946	47	#990
1947	65	#862
1948	68	#826
1949	42	#1,087
1950	53	#951
1951	54	#953
1952	69	#843
1953	66	#884
1954	69	#890
1955	71	#881
1956	66	#918
1957	60	#985
1958	53	#1,054
1959	71	#910
1960	63	#956
1961	60	#1,006
1962	50	#1,086
1963	42	#1,203
1964	37	#1,294
1965	54	#1,007
1966	56	#975
1967	53	#998
1968	57	#978
1969	51	#1,088
1970	56	#1,095
1971	68	#986
1972	45	#1,237
1973	45	#1,233
1974	36	#1,449
1975	43	#1,327
1976	38	#1,460
1977	50	#1,257
1978	34	#1,626
1979	29	#1,880
1980	35	#1,667
1981	39	#1,559
1982	46	#1,400
1983	26	#2,040
1984	25	#2,117
1985	35	#1,742
1986	31	#1,932
1987	40	#1,691
1988	24	#2,466
1989	34	#2,078
1990	35	#2,101
1991	27	#2,567
1992	28	#2,561
1993	19	#3,412
1994	27	#2,712
1995	22	#3,130
1996	27	#2,778
1997	16	#4,117
1998	18	#3,897
1999	16	#4,417
2000	16	#4,649
2001	22	#3,757
2002	15	#4,984
2003	20	#4,163
2004	16	#5,083
2005	16	#5,104
2006	21	#4,403
2007	24	#4,161
2008	25	#4,065
2009	20	#4,809
2010	23	#4,276
2011	20	#4,711
2012	21	#4,588
2013	24	#4,097
2014	24	#4,171
2015	20	#4,769
2016	35	#3,249
2017	17	#5,354
2018	25	#4,129
2019	20	#4,848
2020	14	#6,067
2021	16	#5,620
2022	29	#3,796
2023	29	#3,817
2024	28	#3,902