Fergie vs Fern

Side-by-side comparison of Fergie and Fern — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Fergie

Girl name

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Name B

Fern

Girl name · Rank #1258

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Metric Fergie Fern
Current Rank Unranked #1258
Total Births (all years) 142 37,477
Peak Year 2007 1918
Peak Year Births 28 1,341
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1994 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Fergie Fern
1880ss — 434
1890ss — 1,937
1900ss — 2,813
1910ss — 9,250
1920ss — 10,254
1930ss — 4,570
1940ss — 2,803
1950ss — 2,213
1960ss — 985
1970ss — 299
1980ss — 174
1990ss 5 97
2000ss 68 167
2010ss 57 717
2020ss 12 764

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Fergie Fern
2014 — 65
2015 5 86
2016 — 87
2017 — 86
2018 — 127
2019 5 108
2020 7 135
2021 5 141
2022 — 148
2023 — 156
2024 — 184

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1994–2021.

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