Fenton
About Fenton
Fenton is the kind of surname name that's starting to sound almost like a normal first name these days. While it made a brief appearance on the Top 1000 in the late 1800s, today it's distinctive but in step with the times. And Fen as a nickname is undeniably cute -- a Ben of the future.
Pronounced FEN-tun.
As of October 2026, Fenton ranked #6923 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #758 in 1895.
Editor's take: The name Fenton is a boy's name of English origin meaning "marsh town".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #3,043 | 38 | 19.8 |
| 2016 | #3,465 | 32 | 16.9 |
| 2017 | #4,365 | 23 | 12.4 |
| 2018 | #3,920 | 27 | 14.9 |
| 2019 | #4,523 | 22 | 12.3 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Fenton on lists
Famous Fentons
- Fenton Bailey
American producer and director
- (John) Fenton Johnson
American novelist
- Fenton John Anthony Hort
Irish theologian
- Fenton Lee Robinson
American blues musician
- Fenton Brian Keogh
Australian celebrity chef
- Hyron Fenton aka Hyro da Hero
American rapper
- Fenton Merkell
English model; son of actress Patsy Palmer
Fenton in pop culture
- Fenton Hardy
father of The Hardy Boys in the book series
- Fenton Crackshell aka Gizmoduck
character on animated series "DuckTales"
- Fenton O'Connell
alias of Kevin Ryan on TV's "Castle"
- Fenton
family name on animated series "Danny Phantom"
- Fenton
dog in the viral YouTube video, 'Jesus Christ in Richmond Park'.