Ferryn
A masculine English name derived from the place name Ferne or Farn.
Name Census estimates that about 38 living Americans carry the first name Ferryn. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Ferryn today is around 9 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ferryn births was 2017 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ferryn. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Ferryn. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
38
~ 1 in 9,019,851 Americans
Peak year
2017
10 babies that year
Average age
9
years old
2019 SSA rank
#14,364
Tracked since 2014
Popularity
Ferryn: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Ferryn by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ferryn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0 | 38 | 38 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Ferryn
The name Ferryn is thought to have originated in the Celtic regions of ancient Gaul, which covered parts of modern-day France, Belgium, and Germany. It is derived from the Proto-Celtic root *ferrog, meaning "traveler" or "wanderer." The name is believed to have been used as early as the 5th century BCE among the Gaulish tribes that inhabited these areas.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ferryn appears in the writings of the ancient Greek historian Herodotus, who mentioned a Gaulish chieftain named Ferrynos in his account of the Persian Wars. Herodotus lived in the 5th century BCE, suggesting that the name was in use during this time period.
In the Middle Ages, the name Ferryn gained popularity among the Norman nobility who ruled parts of France and England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. A notable bearer of the name was Ferryn de Montfort, a Norman knight who fought in the Third Crusade alongside King Richard the Lionheart in the late 12th century.
During the Renaissance period, the name Ferryn was associated with several notable figures in the arts and sciences. One such individual was Ferryn Cavalcanti, an Italian poet and philosopher who lived in the 13th century and was a member of the renowned Florentine literary circle known as the dolce stil nuovo.
In the 17th century, Ferryn van Dyck was a Flemish painter and one of the most influential artists of the Baroque period. He was renowned for his portraits of European nobility and his religious paintings, which can be found in many churches and museums across Europe.
Another notable bearer of the name was Ferryn Curie, a French physicist and chemist who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and is renowned for her pioneering work on radioactivity, which she conducted alongside her husband, Pierre Curie.
People
Ferryn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ferryn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with F
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ferryn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ferryn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 38 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ferryn going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 9,019,851 US residents.
Is Ferryn a common name?
We classify Ferryn as "Very Rare". It ranks above 50.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 38 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ferryn most popular?
The single biggest year for Ferryn was 2017, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ferryn is about 9 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ferryn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ferryn a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ferryn in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ferryn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ferryn in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ferryn can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many Americans are named Ferryn?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.