Recorded 1994–2021 Girls' name Peak 2007 142 births

Fergie — girls' name

142 babies named Fergie in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s682010s572020s12
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Fergie was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

28 babies were named Fergie in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fergie

The Social Security Administration has registered 142 babies named Fergie between 1994 and 2021, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fergie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fergie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Fergie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Fergie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fergie 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 142 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.

Fergie at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

142

Since 1994

28 years of records

Peak year

2007

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1994

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2021

Fergie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1994

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2007)
28
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0102030 202120202019201520132012201120102009200820071994 5

Fergie by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
68 births that decade — 48% of Fergie's all-time total
1990s52000s682010s572020s12

Fergie by state

Where Fergie concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Fergie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.5%
California share of Fergie's total US births 3.5%

5 of 142 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fergie?
142 babies have been named Fergie since 1994. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2007 with 28 births.
When was Fergie most popular?
Fergie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Fergie most popular?
The top states for the name Fergie are California (5 births).
How long has the name Fergie been used?
Fergie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 28 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Fergie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fern, Fernanda, Ferne, Ferol, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1994–2021 (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.