NameTides

Fern

Fern was the #1,219 girls' name in the US in 2025 (186 babies), and #301 in England & Wales and #1,141 in Canada.

Fern as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Fern as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.631.251.882.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaUS
Fern as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.631.251.882.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,219 (186)#301 (149)#122 (37)#397 (3)#544 (6)#1,141 (23)
2024#1,250 (186)#311 (139)#275 (13)#407 (3)#736 (4)#1,541 (15)
2023#1,421 (157)#334 (130)#197 (21)#328 (4)—#1,369 (17)
2022#1,478 (148)#380 (112)#195 (22)—#905 (3)#1,415 (16)
2021#1,498 (141)#339 (140)#245 (16)—#661 (5)#997 (27)
2020#1,559 (135)#360 (123)#293 (12)#397 (3)—#1,490 (15)
2019#1,864 (108)#362 (120)#258 (15)——#1,283 (19)
2018#1,656 (127)#427 (102)#213 (20)—#629 (5)#2,587 (7)
2017#2,200 (86)#472 (93)#289 (13)—#734 (4)#1,269 (19)
2016#2,206 (87)#513 (84)#231 (18)——#1,157 (22)
2015#2,194 (86)#500 (86)#340 (11)——#1,757 (12)
2014#2,683 (65)#521 (81)#294 (14)——#2,026 (10)
2013#3,404 (46)#626 (65)#319 (12)—#747 (4)#2,595 (7)
2012#3,523 (45)#663 (62)#426 (8)—#768 (4)—
2011#4,244 (34)#615 (65)#515 (6)—#798 (4)#1,500 (15)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1916 at #152.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2024, 92% of US babies named Fern were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,600 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 8,600uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 1,700uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 480common
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 3,500uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Fern is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,700 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 7,200 to 1 in 8,400.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Fern by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #612WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #586WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #540MNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: #787MINew York: #1,526NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: #243ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #565IAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #801OHPennsylvania: #1,108PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,742CAUtah: #408UTColorado: #907CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,180VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #909AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,281NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,210TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Fern (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
FernCanadaGirls#1,14123
FernCanadaBoys—too few
FernEngland & WalesGirls#301149
FernIrelandGirls#5446
FernNorthern IrelandGirls#3973
FernScotlandGirls#12237
FernUSGirls#1,219186
FernUSBoys—too few