Boy
Ferdinand
Ferdinand is a boy's name, a distinctive, less common pick, that has cooled since its 1920s peak, but is still chosen today.
GermanicGermanic/Spanish "frith" (peace) + "nanth" (daring)
EtymologyMeaning "bold peace"
Births by decade
1900s
330
1910s
1,734
1920s
1,773
1930s
998
1940s
603
1950s
632
1960s
522
1970s
444
1980s
334
1990s
235
2000s
194
2010s
183
Peaked in the 1920s · 7,982 total U.S. births since 1900