boy's name

Ferenc

  • Origin Hungarian
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 54

Ferenc is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2005 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Ferenc is a name of Hungarian origin.
  • Peaked in 1963, when 6 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1962.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Ferenc over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2005, not a full ten years.

16
'60 '70 '90 '00
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Births named Ferenc by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 16
1970s 5
1990s 11
2000s (to 2005) 5

How popular is Ferenc?

In 2005, Ferenc was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Ferenc is used

France #2,074 5 in 1974
England & Wales #5,962 3 in 2024
United States #12,171 5 in 2005

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Ferenc

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Ferenc also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ferenc over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Ferenc

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ferenc — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Ferenc

How popular is the name Ferenc?

In 2005, Ferenc was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Ferenc a girl's or a boy's name?

Ferenc is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Ferenc?

Ferenc has 2 syllables.

When was Ferenc most popular?

Ferenc peaked in 1963, when 6 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.