Fern Girl
How popular is Fern?
#1,219 girl name in 2025
186 baby girls were named Fern in the US in 2025, making it the 1219th most popular girl name.
8,470living people named Fern (est.)
72median age of people named Fern
38,195babies named Fern since 1880
1 in 17,824US babies born in 2025
Fern popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,219 for girls (▲ 31 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 186 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+116% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,194 in 2015, #1,559 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1918 (1,341 girls) |
| Highest rank | #152 in 1916 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 2% boys, 98% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Fern is most popular
Babies named Fern per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Oregon: 0.7 per 1,000 (48 girls)
- Utah: 0.4 per 1,000 (36 girls)
- Maine: 0.4 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- Washington: 0.4 per 1,000 (55 girls)
- Minnesota: 0.3 per 1,000 (35 girls)
Fern by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 434 | #230 |
| 1890s | 1,937 | #174 |
| 1900s | 2,813 | #166 |
| 1910s | 9,250 | #152 |
| 1920s | 10,254 | #170 |
| 1930s | 4,570 | #246 |
| 1940s | 2,803 | #359 |
| 1950s | 2,213 | #526 |
| 1960s | 985 | #755 |
| 1970s | 299 | #1,490 |
| 1980s | 174 | #2,900 |
| 1990s | 97 | #6,636 |
| 2000s | 167 | #5,277 |
| 2010s | 717 | #1,656 |
| 2020s | 953 | #1,219 |
Girl names about as popular as Fern
Questions
- Is Fern a boy or girl name?
- Fern is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Fern were girls.
- How popular is the name Fern?
- 186 baby girls were named Fern in the US in 2025, making it the 1219th most popular girl name.
- When was Fern most popular?
- Fern peaked in 1918, when 1,341 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #152 in 1916.
- How many people are named Fern?
- 38,195 babies have been named Fern in the US since 1880. We estimate about 8,470 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 72.
- Where is Fern most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Fern was most common in Oregon, at 0.7 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.