Ferdinand is a distinctive choice, ranked #1952 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ferdinand in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1952
About the Name Ferdinand
Ferdinand is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 276 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1048 in 2008 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ferdinand is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ferdinand
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Ferdinand per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ferdinand in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ferdinand is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 276 places over the last five years to #1952 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Ferdinand is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Ferdinand does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ferdinands in the wild.
12
UK babies named Ferdinand (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 276 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ferdinand
Likely around 1 other Ferdinand in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ferdinand
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ferdinand Foch was a French general, Marshal of France and a member of the Académie Française and Académie des Sciences. He distinguished himself as Supreme Allied Commander on the Western Front during the First World War in 1918.
Ferdinand I (Romanian: Ferdinand I; Romanian: [fer.diˈnand ɨnˈtɨj] Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad; 24 August 1865 – 20 July 1927), nicknamed the Unifier (Romanian: Întregitorul; Romanian: [ɨn.tre.d͡ʒiˈto.rul] ), was King of Romania from 10 October 1914 until his death in 1927. Ferdinand was the second son of Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern, and Infanta Antónia of Portugal, (the daughter of Queen Maria II of Portugal and Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Kohary).
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer best known for planning and leading the 1519–1522 Spanish expedition to the East Indies. During this expedition, he discovered the Strait of Magellan, performed the first European crossing of the Pacific Ocean, and made the first known European contact with the Philippines.
Ferdinand II was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1619 until his death in 1637. He was the son of Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria and Maria of Bavaria, who were devout Catholics.
Ferdinand II (also known as Ferdinand I; Ferdinand III; and Ferdinand V; called Ferdinand the Catholic; 10 March 1452 – 23 January 1516) was King of Aragon from 1479 until his death in 1516. As the husband and co-ruler of Queen Isabella I of Castile, he was also King of Castile from 1475 to 1504 (as Ferdinand V).
Ferdinand Mongin de Saussure was a Swiss linguist, semiotician and philosopher. His ideas laid a foundation for many significant developments in both linguistics and semiotics in the 20th century.
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. was a Filipino lawyer, military officer, and politician who served as the tenth and longest serving president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986.
Ferdinand I named Ferdinand of Antequera and also the Just (or the Honest) was king of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca, Sardinia and (nominally) Corsica and king of Sicily, duke (nominal) of Athens and Neopatria, and count of Barcelona, Roussillon and Cerdanya. He was also regent of Castile.
Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, also known as Ferdinand James Anselm Freiherr von Rothschild, was a British banker, art collector and politician who was a member of the Rothschild family of bankers. He identified as a Liberal, later Liberal Unionist, and sat as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1898.