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Fern

As of 2025, Fern ranks #1219 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 186 girls received the name that year. After peaking all the way back in 1916, Fern is staging a comeback — its rank has improved for at least three years in a row. SSA records for Fern go back to 1880; the peak came in 1916 at #152, with 1,332 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Oregon, where it ranks #243 among girl names.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1219
among girl names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#152
in 1916 (1910s)
Babies in 2025
186
girls named Fern

Fern popularity, 1880–2025

0.034%0.069%0.10%0.14%18801900192019401960198020002020#152 in 1916
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1916

Where Fern is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025NH—Washington: #586 (11 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)WA#586Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025ND—Minnesota: #540 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MN#540Wisconsin: #612 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WI#612Michigan: #787 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MI#787New York: #1526 (8 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1526Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025RI—Oregon: #243 (15 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)OR#243Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025SD—Iowa: #565 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IA#565Illinois: #1405 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1405Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025IN—Ohio: #801 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#801Pennsylvania: #1108 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1108New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025CT—California: #1742 (12 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1742Utah: #408 (10 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)UT#408Colorado: #907 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CO#907Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025WV—Virginia: #1180 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)VA#1180Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025DE—Arizona: #909 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#909New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1281 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NC#1281South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025HI—Texas: #2210 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#2210Florida: fewer than 5 girls named Fern in 2025FL—
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Oregon (#243), Utah (#408), Iowa (#565)

Uniqueness score

55/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Fern in the most recent year of SSA data.

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