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Ferdinand

Ferdinand ranks #563 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 2 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #1,049 among boy dog names.
Ferdinand's popularity trend

Ferdinand's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank.

0.003%0.005%0.008%0.01%201420152016201720182019
Cats in our data
2
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#563
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−1,701
2014 → 2019
Gender split
94% male
6% female94% male

Gender split comes from 16 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Ferdinand mean?
/ˈfɝdn̩.ænd/3 syllablesOrigin: Germanic languages

Ferdinand means “journey + daring” (from Germanic languages fardiz + nanþaz).

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Ferdinand shows up

Cats named Ferdinand per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US<0.01%
TorontoON, CA<0.01%

Cat names like Ferdinand

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