Fern: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “fern plant”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- FERN · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Girls
From the English word for the plant. It has been used as a given name since the late 19th century as part of the nature-name tradition.
How popular is Fern?
Babies named Fern in 2024200
2024 rank#1,258 girls
Peak year1903
Total US babies since 188038,006
Fern is rising: use over the last five years is 3.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Fern
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Fern questions
What does the name Fern mean?
Fern means "fern plant". It comes from English. From the English word for the plant. It has been used as a given name since the late 19th century as part of the nature-name tradition.
Is Fern a boy or girl name?
Fern is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Fern?
200 US babies were named Fern in 2024. Its peak year was 1903.
How do you pronounce Fern?
Fern is usually pronounced FERN.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.