Recorded 1913–2019 Boys' name Peak 1923 51 births

Fenwick — boys' name

51 babies named Fenwick in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s271970s62010s13
1920s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Fenwick was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

7 babies were named Fenwick in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fenwick

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Fenwick between 1913 and 2019, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fenwick currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fenwick performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Fenwick shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fenwick in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 51 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Fenwick at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

51

Since 1913

107 years of records

Peak year

1923

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1913

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2019

Fenwick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1913

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1923)
7
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Fenwick by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
27 births that decade — 53% of Fenwick's all-time total
1910s51920s271970s62010s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fenwick?
51 babies have been named Fenwick since 1913. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1923 with 7 births.
When was Fenwick most popular?
Fenwick was most popular in the 1920s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Fenwick been used?
Fenwick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 107 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Fenwick?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fenton, Fenix, Fenris, Fennec, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.