Given name & surname
Ferrin
“of the land”·“a baker”·“one who is adventurous”
Ferrin is a variant of Farran. Interpretations include “of the land”, “a baker”, and “one who is adventurous”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Ferrin is a variant of Ferran. One Arabic interpretation is “a baker.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ferrin is a variant of Farran. Interpretations include “of the land”, “a baker”, and “one who is adventurous”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Ferrin is a variant of Ferran. One Arabic interpretation is “a baker.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ferrin is a variant of Farran. Farran has been associated with Irish, Arabic, and English naming traditions. Ferrin is a variant of Ferran. An origin associated with Ferran is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1944. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ferrin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 123
- 28 boys · 95 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 263 as a first name in 2020; 2,729 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ferrin’s family of names
Ferrin has a related form in Farran. Ferrin has a related form in Ferran.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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