Ferrin
Ferrin is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Ferrin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ferrin is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Ferrin
As a girl name
Ferrin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1986, with 15 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1987, when 18 Ferrins were born — ranking #4,475 that year. As of 2026, Ferrin ranks #15,899 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 95 Ferrins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ferrin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1944, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1954, when 6 Ferrins were born — ranking #3,452 that year. As of 2026, Ferrin ranks #10,921 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 28 Ferrins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ferrin
Ferrin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 95 births in the dataset. Ferrin's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #4,475. Use the chart and map above to compare Ferrin'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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