Ferrell

Primarily a boy's name · 92% boys

Ferrell first appears in the data in 1897 and has been recorded in 99 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1935 with 48 babies (rank #917 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ferrell

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

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,073

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1897	5	#1,122
1911	5	#1,832
1912	9	#1,792
1913	15	#1,391
1914	23	#1,241
1915	30	#1,192
1916	25	#1,391
1917	17	#1,844
1918	23	#1,558
1919	20	#1,719
1920	30	#1,337
1921	34	#1,257
1922	20	#1,785
1923	26	#1,472
1924	26	#1,507
1925	23	#1,601
1926	28	#1,389
1927	23	#1,614
1928	31	#1,305
1929	28	#1,349
1930	31	#1,289
1931	29	#1,292
1932	33	#1,183
1933	29	#1,238
1934	42	#992
1935	48	#917
1936	33	#1,149
1937	44	#947
1938	29	#1,229
1939	37	#1,060
1940	32	#1,191
1941	37	#1,073
1942	46	#989
1943	37	#1,127
1944	30	#1,223
1945	23	#1,392
1946	37	#1,150
1947	37	#1,196
1948	23	#1,530
1949	29	#1,357
1950	15	#1,965
1951	38	#1,178
1952	27	#1,470
1953	32	#1,343
1954	26	#1,507
1955	27	#1,494
1956	26	#1,547
1957	18	#1,909
1958	22	#1,696
1959	23	#1,679
1960	25	#1,633
1961	23	#1,706
1962	22	#1,722
1963	17	#1,993
1964	16	#2,061
1965	21	#1,738
1966	25	#1,549
1967	17	#1,927
1968	13	#2,366
1969	18	#2,008
1970	12	#2,778
1971	14	#2,601
1972	13	#2,725
1973	16	#2,435
1974	6	#4,838
1975	13	#2,957
1976	9	#3,815
1977	11	#3,459
1978	10	#3,681
1979	16	#2,813
1980	8	#4,639
1981	7	#5,110
1982	6	#5,887
1983	8	#4,639
1984	11	#3,780
1985	11	#3,884
1986	9	#4,594
1987	9	#4,685
1988	9	#4,923
1989	10	#4,938
1990	6	#7,470
1991	7	#6,760
1992	9	#5,796
1993	9	#5,911
1994	5	#9,282
1995	5	#9,309
1996	5	#9,478
1997	5	#9,746
1998	5	#10,138
2001	6	#9,663
2003	7	#8,965
2004	7	#9,241
2005	7	#9,439
2007	7	#10,120
2008	8	#9,259
2011	8	#9,015
2013	7	#10,003
2014	6	#11,168
2015	6	#11,123