Fern

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Fern is a given name of English origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (1% of births). There have been 38,006 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 37,477 as girls and 529 as boys. Fern gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1918 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,295 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 200
2023 156
2022 153
2021 141
2020 135
2019 108
2018 127
2017 86
2016 87
2015 86
2014 65
2013 46
2012 45
2011 34
2010 33
2009 26
2008 27
2007 10
2006 16
2005 18
2004 19
2003 13
2002 11
2001 9
2000 18
1999 13
1998 10
1997 11
1996 6
1995 13
1994 13
1993 8
1992 5
1991 9
1990 9
1989 15
1988 19
1987 8
1986 5
1985 13
1984 21
1983 17
1982 31
1981 28
1980 17
1979 28
1978 16
1977 20
1976 16
1975 22
1974 25
1973 33
1972 31
1971 41
1970 72
1969 49
1968 56
1967 70
1966 71
1965 84
1964 105
1963 114
1962 94
1961 164
1960 183
1959 204
1958 177
1957 187
1956 232
1955 216
1954 237
1953 264
1952 231
1951 250
1950 236
1949 243
1948 245
1947 255
1946 284
1945 268
1944 281
1943 300
1942 318
1941 306
1940 333
1939 327
1938 383
1937 376
1936 403
1935 436
1934 470
1933 522
1932 509
1931 583
1930 641
1929 692
1928 819
1927 863
1926 920
1925 991
1924 1,075
1923 1,187
1922 1,224
1921 1,318
1920 1,325
1919 1,197
1918 1,356
1917 1,277
1916 1,349
1915 1,201
1914 835
1913 708
1912 620
1911 442
1910 401
1909 353
1908 364
1907 276
1906 282
1905 278
1904 281
1903 287
1902 244
1901 217
1900 266
1899 232
1898 265
1897 245
1896 218
1895 184
1894 204
1893 194
1892 172
1891 124
1890 119
1889 108
1888 77
1887 69
1886 42
1885 44
1884 45
1883 19
1882 26
1881 10
1880 10