Ferdia
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- FER-dee-a
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Ferdia is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “man of smoke”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Ferdia mean?
Irish: from Old Irish Fer Diad
“man of smoke”
Ferdiad was Cú Chulainn's foster-brother, killed by him in a famous fight at the ford in the Táin Bó Cúailnge.
Is Ferdia a girl's or a boy's name?
Ferdia is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ferdia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Ferdia, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2020, with 5 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 395th in Northern Ireland.
Ferdia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
Names like Ferdia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca Rowan Rory Ezra Finn Omar Rian Theodore Cillian Lorenzo Fergus Frederick
Names related to Ferdia
More Irish names
Oscar Maeve Aiden Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Ronan Connor Declan Casey Kennedy Callan Lennon
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ferdia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ferdia, updated 20 October 2026.