Boys' name · since 2011
Fenris
Since 2011, U.S. Social Security records show 158 babies named Fenris, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,411 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,495 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 158
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
158 babies have been named Fenris since 2011, making it today's #9495 boys' name.
Fenris has 158 recorded births among boys since 2011, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9495 as of the latest data, more common than 32% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #14,411 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,495 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 158 born since 2011
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fenris ranks #14,411 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,495 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 158 born since 2011, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,411 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,495 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 158
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Fenris's 158 recorded births place it above 68.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Fenris compares
158 34th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Fenris's all-time total is 57% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fenris | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 158 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Fenris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fenris splits its recorded history at 2019: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fenris popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Fenris by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (81 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Fenris's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Fenris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
77 births
- 2020s
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 81 births (51% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Fenris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~14 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2011–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Fenris draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.