Fern
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Fern
Of all the botanicals, Fern has been one of the slowest to move back from the front parlor into the nursery, despite the appealing girl character in the children's classic Charlotte's Web. Fern was most popular from the turn of the last century through the 1940s, reaching a high of #152 in 1916. We can certainly see her rejoining the long list of popular greenery names.
Fern for girls#1220 US
Reality TV stars Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald recently named a daughter Fern, which could easily give it a boost.
Fern for boys
A fresh, green, rising nature name for girls that would make a cool possibility for a baby boy as well. It has ranked in the US Top 1000 for boys a handful of times since naming records began.
Pronounced FURN.
As of November 2026, Fern ranked #1220 for girls in US births in 2025 and #5719 for boys in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #152 for girls in 1916 and #710 for boys in 1903, Nameberry popularity #212 for boys.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,696 | 65 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #2,199 | 86 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #2,213 | 87 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #2,206 | 86 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #1,660 | 127 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #1,866 | 108 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #1,564 | 135 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,500 | 141 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,481 | 148 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,428 | 156 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,261 | 184 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,220 | 186 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Fern for boys
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Famous Ferns
- Fern Margaret Price BrittonGirl
English TV presenter
- Fern Michaels (born Mary Ruth Kuczkir)Girl
American romance novelist
- Fern FitzgeraldGirl
American actress
- Fern EmmettGirl
American actress
- Fern Isabel CoppedgeGirl
American painter
- Fern SutherlandGirl
New Zealand actress
Fern in pop culture
- Fern ArableGirl
a character from book/film "Charlotte's Web"
- FernGirl
Finn's doppelganger made of grass from Adventure Time
- FernGirl
the Green Fairy from the "Rainbow Fairies" book series
- Fern MayoGirl
a character from the film "Jawbreaker"
- FernGirl
a character from an episode of "Sex and The City"
- Fern Vance BrantleyGirl
a character from "A woman called Fancy" by Frank Yerby
- FernGirl
Kensi's nickname from Deeks on "NCIS: Los Angeles"
- FernGirl
character in the book "Goodbye Amanda The Good"
- FernGirl
character in the "St Clare" book series by Enid Blyton
- Fern WaltersGirl
a character from TV's "Arthur"
- "Fern GullyGirl
" animated movie