Ferras
Ferras Mahmoud Alqaisi is an American singer-songwriter of Jordanian origin. He is well known for his single "Hollywood's Not America" from his debut album Aliens & Rainbows, which was featured as the exit song during the semi-final round of American Idol season 7.
Meaning & Origin of Ferras
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ferras Mahmoud Alqaisi is an American singer-songwriter of Jordanian origin. He is well known for his single "Hollywood's Not America" from his debut album Aliens & Rainbows, which was featured as the exit song during the semi-final round of American Idol season 7.
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The Story of Ferras
Ferras first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1996, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1996: 5 births, good for #9,014 nationwide. Ferras last appeared in the published SSA data in 1996, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Ferras
Phonetically similar names — useful when Ferras is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Frizz
- Friz
- Freeze
- Phrase
- Fries
- Froze
- Frees
- Frieze
- Frase
- Furrows
- Frays
- Furries
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Ferras
Ferras is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Ferras's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #9,014. Use the chart and map above to compare Ferras'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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