boy's name

Feynman

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 67

Feynman is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2020 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2015, when 20 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2014.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Feynman over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.

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Births named Feynman by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2010s 55
2020s (to 2020) 8

How popular is Feynman?

In 2020, Feynman was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Feynman is used

England & Wales #4,171 4 in 2015
United States #8,866 8 in 2020

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 Feynman

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

Parents who like Feynman also like

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

Sibling names for Feynman

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

Common questions about Feynman

How popular is the name Feynman?

In 2020, Feynman was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Feynman is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Feynman?

Feynman has 2 syllables.

When was Feynman most popular?

Feynman peaked in 2015, when 20 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.