Fergus
About Fergus
In Celtic lore, Fergus was the ideal of manly courage, making it a charming, slightly quirky Scottish and Irish favorite.
As a name, Fergus forms a link between Ireland and Scotland, as Gaelic tradition has it that Irish Prince Fergus Mac Eirc and his two brothers crossed the sea and founded the kingdom of Argyll in Scotland, thereby making this an excellent choice for parents of either country or those of combined heritage.
Fergus has often popped up in children's literature, such as in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, and is the name of one of Shrek and Fiona's triplets. On a loftier level, there is the Yeats poem, Who Goes With Fergus? and Fergus MacIvor is a central character in Walter Scott's novel Waverley.
With the nickname Fergie having been appropriated by two high-profile females, Gus might make a more approachable option these days.
Pronounced FUR-gus.
As of October 2026, Fergus ranked #5092 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2760 in 1918, Nameberry popularity #455.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #4,593 | 21 | 11 |
| 2016 | #4,835 | 20 | 10.5 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,532 | 22 | 12.6 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | #4,501 | 23 | 13.4 |
| 2024 | #4,453 | 23 | 13.3 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
World rankings
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Fergus on lists
Famous Ferguss
- Saint Fergus
missionary to Scotland
- Fergus the Great
King of Ergyng, Wales
- Fergus mac Echdach
Scottish king of Dál Riata
- Fergus
Lord of Galloway
- Fergus
Earl of Buchan
- Fergus Michael Claude Bowes
Lyon, 17th and 4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, cousin of Queen Elizabeth II
- Fergus Bowes
Lyon; British soldier; brother of the Queen Mother
- Fergus Morton
Baron Morton of Henryton, British judge
- Fergusson Wright "Fergus" Hume
English novelist
- (Frederick) Fergus Graham
5th Baronet, British MP
- Fergus Stewart Ewing
Scottish politician
- Fergus O'Dowd
Irish TD
- Fergus James Riordan
Scottish actor
- (William) Fergus Montgomery
British MP
Fergus in pop culture
- Fergus I
legendary first king of Scotland
- Fergus mac Róich
legendary King of Ulster
- Fergus mac Léti
legendary king of Ulster
- Fergus Dubdétach
legendary High King of Ireland
- Fergus Fortamail
legendary High King of Ireland
- Fergus Mór
legendary king of Dál Riata
- Fergus Lethderg ("red
side" or "half,red"), son of Nemed who leads his people against the Fomorians in Irish mythology
- Fergus
son of Eochaid Mugmedon, half,brother of Niall of the Nine Hostages
- Sir Fergus
one of King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table
- Fergus
Merida's father in Pixar's "Brave"
- Fergus McDuck
Disney character
- Fergus the Railway Traction Engine
character in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
- Fergus Cramer
character from the Nero Wolfe series
- Fergus Shannon
dog in children's books by David Shannon
- Fergus the Hostler
character in 1956 film "The Court Jester"
- Fergus Dargle
advertising mascot for Bennigan's
- King Fergus
the leader of the foxes in German film "Der Sturmer"
- Fergus
character in "Siggy and Amber"
- Claudel "Fergus" Fraser
character in the Outlander series
- Fergus
triplet of Shrek and Fiona in the Shrek series
- Fergus McCann
main character in the novel 'Bog Child' by Siobhan Dowd
- Fergus Drummond
main character in G. A. Henty's, With Frederick the Great
- Fergus Roderick MacLeod aka Crowley
character on The CW's "Supernatural"
- Fergus Fuzz
Furchester leader on British TV series The Furchester Hotel
- Fergus Kearney
character in New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street
- "Fergus McPhail
" Australian TV show and its main character
- "Fergus the Fish
" British children's series
- Fergus
a faerie in Cassandra Clare's trilogy "The Dark Artifices"