Boy’s name · Catalan, Germanic

Ferran

How to say it: fuh-RAN · /fəˈran/

Catalan form of Ferdinand, from Germanic 'journey-ready' - common in Catalonia and Valencia.

Ferran was the 3,332nd most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 25 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 3.0-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #2,203 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#3,332for boys in 2025
1 in 132,613US babies
25born in 2025
#2,203projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Ferran
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#3,332
Babies born in 202525
Share of births1 in 132,613
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×3.0
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#2,203

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Ferran is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 11 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

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Nicknames

  • Fer

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Ferran is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, German, Spanish.

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