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Ferris
OriginIrish, English
Meaning"strong man or ironworker"
GenderBoy
US Rank#969
Top 1000
NB Rank#696
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About Ferris
The name Ferris is currently ranked #969 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #765 in 1902. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in FERRIS, FERRIS, and FERRIS. Ferris is occasionally used for girls in 2025.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,823 | 42 | 21.9 |
| 2015 | #2,693 | 45 | 23.5 |
| 2016 | #2,597 | 48 | 25.3 |
| 2017 | #2,691 | 46 | 24.9 |
| 2018 | #3,636 | 30 | 16.5 |
| 2019 | #3,744 | 29 | 16.2 |
| 2020 | #3,224 | 35 | 20.3 |
| 2021 | #2,931 | 42 | 24 |
| 2022 | #2,653 | 50 | 28.6 |
| 2023 | #3,017 | 41 | 24 |
| 2024 | #2,446 | 56 | 32.5 |
| 2025 | #3,149 | 38 | 22.2 |
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- Ferris Roy Fain
American baseball player
- Ferris Gordon Jennings
American college football player
- George Washington Gale Ferris
American inventor of the Ferris wheel
Ferris in pop culture
- "Ferris Bueller's Day Off
" 1986 movie
- Ferris "Fishbones" Levinstein
character in novel and webcomic "Fishbones"
- Ferris Lowenstein
female character in movie "The Crew"
- Ferris wheel
Amusement ride
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