Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: GermanFerdinand 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
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.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 204 | #85 |
| 1956 | 215 | #85 |
| 1957 | 208 | #89 |
| 1958 | 236 | #82 |
| 1959 | 268 | #79 |
| 1960 | 251 | #84 |
| 1961 | 241 | #86 |
| 1962 | 249 | #87 |
| 1963 | 225 | #96 |
| 1964 | 192 | #113 |
| 1965 | 205 | #102 |
| 1966 | 155 | #131 |
| 1967 | 196 | #106 |
| 1968 | 226 | #100 |
| 1969 | 171 | #129 |
| 1970 | 150 | #137 |
| 1971 | 115 | #165 |
| 1972 | 118 | #158 |
| 1973 | 96 | #174 |
| 1974 | 99 | #172 |
| 1975 | 102 | #157 |
| 1976 | 118 | #150 |
| 1977 | 93 | #169 |
| 1978 | 89 | #186 |
| 1979 | 82 | #195 |
| 1980 | 66 | #231 |
| 1981 | 100 | #174 |
| 1982 | 71 | #213 |
| 1983 | 66 | #222 |
| 1984 | 62 | #239 |
| 1985 | 76 | #204 |
| 1986 | 108 | #160 |
| 1987 | 64 | #247 |
| 1988 | 64 | #247 |
| 1989 | 44 | #340 |
| 1990 | 42 | #362 |
| 1991 | 46 | #337 |
| 1992 | 40 | #370 |
| 1993 | 34 | #396 |
| 1994 | 47 | #332 |
| 1995 | 31 | #439 |
| 1996 | 17 | #590 |
| 1997 | 28 | #464 |
| 1998 | 24 | #517 |
| 1999 | 18 | #590 |
| 2000 | 22 | #541 |
| 2001 | 18 | #581 |
| 2002 | 17 | #600 |
| 2003 | 18 | #573 |
| 2004 | 11 | #733 |
| 2005 | 13 | #668 |
| 2006 | 12 | #680 |
| 2007 | 8 | #799 |
| 2008 | 16 | #572 |
| 2009 | 7 | #837 |
| 2010 | 10 | #710 |
| 2011 | 4 | #973 |
| 2012 | 10 | #691 |
| 2013 | 7 | #820 |
| 2014 | 7 | #799 |
