Ferrante

Boys' name

Literal meaning not recorded

Ferrante has been given to 5 babies in the U.S. since 1981. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1981, with 5 recorded.

Babies named Ferrante, 1981

1 in 692,000

Ferrante over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Ferrante: meaning, origin, and history

Literal meaning not recorded

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Ferrante means

Ferrante is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Ferrante is used in Italian.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Italian, Ferrante is pronounced /ferˈran.te/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 5 boys were recorded with the name Ferrante between 1981 and 1981. Its highest annual count was 5 in 1981; its best national rank was #6,596 in 1981.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Ferrante?

Ferrante had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1981, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1981: 1 in 692,000; 5 of 3,459,130 births
Among boys only: 1 in 358,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 1981: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 479,538 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Ferrante sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1981 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 479,538 children born in 1981 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Ferrante. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Ferrantes were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Ferrante was born before 1981 — so the typical Ferrante is around 44 today.

Median birth year: 1981; About 44 years old
Biggest decade: 1980s; 100.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 5; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1980s — 100.0% of all recorded uses (5).

Is Ferrante rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1981 (5)
Years since peak: 44; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Not enough data; Too few years
Best rank ever: #6,596; 1981

Spellings of Ferrante

Ferrante is not the most common spelling — Terrance is, with 100.0% against Ferrante's <0.01%.

Terrance100.0%70,170
Ferrante<0.01%5

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Ferrante by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #6,596; 1981
Peak year: 1981; 5 that year
First recorded: 1981
Last recorded: 1981
All-time count: 5
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Ferrante

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Ferdinan Ferdynand Fernley Fernandeo Feranmi Ferdows Fernell Ferrari Deshonte Devonnte Davaunte Javionte Jahvonte Deavante Javaunte Quavonte Daveonte Ferrill Fermen Ferril Ferras Drevonte Devionte Dejounte

Sibling names for Ferrante

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Shamika Kandi Joi Jessi Jenelle Charissa Latrice Sharonda

For a brother

Chauncey Leopoldo Jerod Dusty Jamaal Wilfredo Antwan Donnell

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