Ferdinand is a boy's name of German origin meaning “journey and daring.” In 2024 it was given to 28 boys in the United States.
Ferdinand belongs to the German and French tradition. Its meaning — “journey and daring” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Ferdinand first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #229 in 1884, and in 2024 28 babies received the name — 8,885 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Ferdinand means “journey and daring” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Ferdinand is a boy name. In 2024, 28 babies received the name in the US.
Ferdinand comes from the German and French tradition.
Ferdinand first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #229 in 1884, and 28 babies were given the name in 2024.
Ferdinand is pronounced /ˈfɝdn̩.ænd/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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