boy's name
Ferris
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,283
Ferris is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 67 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 77,101 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1893.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Ferris over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 24 |
| 1900s | 49 |
| 1910s | 323 |
| 1920s | 468 |
| 1930s | 245 |
| 1940s | 274 |
| 1950s | 274 |
| 1960s | 137 |
| 1970s | 130 |
| 1980s | 183 |
| 1990s | 152 |
| 2000s | 190 |
| 2010s | 391 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 309 |
How popular is Ferris?
In 2025, Ferris was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Ferris is used
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 Ferris
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ferris also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ferris over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ferris
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ferris — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ferris
How popular is the name Ferris?
In 2025, Ferris was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ferris a girl's or a boy's name?
Ferris is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Ferris?
Ferris has 2 syllables.
When was Ferris most popular?
Ferris peaked in 2024, when 67 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ferris a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ferris currently ranks #3,138 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.