Fern
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Fern
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.
Fern for girls#1220 US
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.
Reality TV stars Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald recently named a daughter Fern, which could easily give it a boost.
Pronounced FURN.
As of October 2026, Fern ranked #5719 in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #710 in 1903, Nameberry popularity #832.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #2,696 | 65 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #2,199 | 86 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #2,213 | 87 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #2,206 | 86 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #1,660 | 127 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #1,866 | 108 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #1,564 | 135 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #1,500 | 141 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #1,481 | 148 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #1,428 | 156 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #1,261 | 184 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #1,220 | 186 |
World rankings
Fern for boys
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- Fern Margaret Price BrittonGirl
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- 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