Is Fern a boy or girl name?
Fern is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 184 girls and 16 boys were named Fern, so 92% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.6% of the 38,006 US babies named Fern were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,719
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,261
- Babies named Fern since 1880
- 38,006
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 1,356 babies
Boys and girls named Fern, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 16 | 434 | 96.4% |
| 1890s | 20 | 1,937 | 99% |
| 1900s | 35 | 2,813 | 98.8% |
| 1910s | 136 | 9,250 | 98.6% |
| 1920s | 160 | 10,254 | 98.5% |
| 1930s | 80 | 4,570 | 98.3% |
| 1940s | 30 | 2,803 | 98.9% |
| 1950s | 21 | 2,213 | 99.1% |
| 1960s | 5 | 985 | 99.5% |
| 1970s | 5 | 299 | 98.4% |
| 1980s | 0 | 174 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 97 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 167 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 717 | 100% |
| 2020s | 21 | 764 | 97.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | #5,719 | 184 | #1,261 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,428 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,957 | 148 | #1,481 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,500 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,564 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,866 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,660 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,206 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,213 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,199 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,696 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,418 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,547 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,283 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,427 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,439 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,336 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 10 | #11,096 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,608 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,632 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,312 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,151 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,049 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,378 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,030 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,381 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,806 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,950 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,336 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,774 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,807 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,877 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,988 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,827 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 15 | #5,638 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,533 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,239 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,514 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,455 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,771 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,331 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,916 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,094 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,016 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,321 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,659 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,016 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,188 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,858 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,323 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,366 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,043 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,954 | 67 | #1,490 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,739 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,523 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,304 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,286 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,173 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,061 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,250 | 109 | #1,022 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,121 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 164 | #822 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 183 | #758 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 204 | #702 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 177 | #749 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 187 | #732 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 232 | #629 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 216 | #633 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 237 | #586 |
| 1953 | 8 | #2,994 | 256 | #543 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,919 | 226 | #577 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 250 | #527 |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,856 | 228 | #547 |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,868 | 238 | #538 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 245 | #528 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 255 | #520 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 284 | #464 |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,633 | 260 | #442 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 281 | #427 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 300 | #424 |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,029 | 311 | #407 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,675 | 301 | #396 |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,625 | 328 | #359 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 327 | #359 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,293 | 377 | #323 |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,374 | 366 | #326 |
| 1936 | 8 | #2,712 | 395 | #303 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,064 | 429 | #289 |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,819 | 462 | #285 |
| 1933 | 15 | #1,861 | 507 | #275 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,508 | 503 | #277 |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,245 | 571 | #255 |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,116 | 633 | #246 |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,245 | 679 | #231 |
| 1928 | 13 | #2,308 | 806 | #222 |
| 1927 | 18 | #1,901 | 845 | #219 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,224 | 912 | #209 |
| 1925 | 15 | #2,122 | 976 | #203 |
| 1924 | 16 | #2,080 | 1,059 | #197 |
| 1923 | 18 | #1,897 | 1,169 | #187 |
| 1922 | 17 | #1,983 | 1,207 | #182 |
| 1921 | 21 | #1,731 | 1,297 | #174 |
| 1920 | 21 | #1,716 | 1,304 | #170 |
| 1919 | 16 | #2,003 | 1,181 | #176 |
| 1918 | 15 | #2,102 | 1,341 | #164 |
| 1917 | 16 | #1,926 | 1,261 | #162 |
| 1916 | 17 | #1,795 | 1,332 | #152 |
| 1915 | 26 | #1,320 | 1,175 | #157 |
| 1914 | 14 | #1,717 | 821 | #172 |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,720 | 697 | #166 |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,118 | 613 | #167 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,443 | 435 | #172 |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,350 | 394 | #174 |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,112 | 345 | #174 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 364 | #166 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 276 | #193 |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,302 | 277 | #181 |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,301 | 273 | #183 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 281 | #173 |
| 1903 | 11 | #710 | 276 | #177 |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,056 | 238 | #190 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 217 | #191 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 266 | #193 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 232 | #182 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 265 | #175 |
| 1897 | 8 | #812 | 237 | #178 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 218 | #186 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 184 | #200 |
| 1894 | 7 | #893 | 197 | #188 |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,097 | 189 | #185 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 172 | #192 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 124 | #216 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 119 | #224 |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,021 | 103 | #230 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 77 | #262 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 69 | #252 |
| 1886 | 6 | #885 | 36 | #358 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 44 | #304 |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,025 | 40 | #306 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 19 | #440 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 26 | #349 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 10 | #554 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 10 | #558 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Fern reached #710 in 1903. As a girl name, it reached #152 in 1916. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Fern
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.