Ferran
Ferran is a name with a single cultural origin: Catalan.
- Catalan
Meaning & Origin of Ferran
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ferran is a name with a single cultural origin: Catalan.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Catalan
The Story of Ferran
As a girl name
Ferran first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1986, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1986: 8 births, good for #7,749 nationwide. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 72% of all recorded Ferrans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2014 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 18 Ferrans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Ferran on the record books as a boy name in 2012, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 24 Ferrans were born — ranking #4,343 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 76% of all recorded Ferrans. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,343 among boy names with 24 births, rising sharply (+68% over the past five years). In total, more than 173 Ferrans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ferran
Ferran is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2012 and has accumulated 173 births in the dataset. Ferran's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #4,343. Use the chart and map above to compare Ferran's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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