Boys' name · since 1913
Fenwick
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 56 babies named Fenwick, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,357 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,094 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 56
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
56 babies have been named Fenwick since 1913, making it today's #12094 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fenwick has been recorded 56 times among boys since 1913, currently ranked #12094 nationally and more common than 13% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #21,357 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,094 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 56 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fenwick ranks #21,357 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,094 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 56 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,357 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,094 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 56
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Fenwick's 56 recorded births place it above 52.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Fenwick compares
56 18th 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
Fenwick's all-time total is 85% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fenwick | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 56 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 34 | 22,252 |
Fenwick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Fenwick's SSA record in two at 1926 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Fenwick popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1923)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Fenwick by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (27 births, 48% of the file).
1920s was Fenwick's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Fenwick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
27 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
13 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 27 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Fenwick's data
- Fenwick's decade-level peak was the 1920s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fenwick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Fenwick 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.