boy's name
Ferdia
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (Ireland)
- Births on record 307
Northern Ireland
#304
2020 births
Ferdia is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in Ireland, ranking #348. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in Ireland in 2021, when 16 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in Ireland.
- Today about 1 in 4,078 babies in Ireland is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1984.
Ferdia over time
Births per decade in Ireland, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 18 |
| 1990s | 61 |
| 2000s | 68 |
| 2010s | 81 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 65 |
How popular is Ferdia?
In 2025, Ferdia was given to 11 babies in Ireland, ranking #348 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Ferdia is used
Irish figures withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. The Central Statistics Office began recording the síneadh fada in 2018, so accented and unaccented spellings are counted separately from that year on. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ferdia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ferdia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ferdia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ferdia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ferdia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ferdia
How popular is the name Ferdia?
In 2025, Ferdia was given to 11 babies in Ireland, ranking #348 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Ferdia a girl's or a boy's name?
Ferdia is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Ferdia most popular?
Ferdia peaked in 2021, when 16 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ferdia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ferdia currently ranks #348 in Ireland. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.