Is Ferrell a boy or girl name?

Ferrell is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,073 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 7.8% were girls and 92.2% were boys.

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Ferrell

Recorded 1897–2015 · United States

Ferrell was most popular in 1935, when 57 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,663 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,073 people named Ferrell.

Ferrell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ferrell’s peak in 1935. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ferrell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ferrell is mostly a boy’s name — 7.8% of the 2,073 Americans given it were girls and 92.2% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ferrell

Where Ferrell is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org