Boys' name · since 1916
Fergus
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 568 babies named Fergus, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,312 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,064 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 568
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Fergus currently ranks #5064 among boys' names in America, with 568 babies recorded since 1916.
Fergus has 568 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5064 as of the latest data, more common than 64% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #7,312 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,064 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 568 born since 1916
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fergus ranks #7,312 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,064 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 568 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,312 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,064 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 568
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Fergus's 568 recorded births place it above 83.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Fergus compares
568 Top 42% higher than 58% of 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
Fergus's all-time total is 54% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fergus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 568 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Fergus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fergus's full recorded timeline at 1995, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fergus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Fergus by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (142 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Fergus's strongest decade.
142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Fergus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 23
1910s
23 births
- 1920s 22
1920s
22 births
- 1930s 15
1930s
15 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s 36
1960s
36 births
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
60 births
- 2000s
2000s
91 births
- 2010s
2010s
142 births
- 2020s
2020s
113 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 142 births (25% of all-time use).
How Fergus compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Fergus's total volume
Fergus by state
Where Fergus concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
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What to do with Fergus's data
- Fergus's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (142 total births) through the 2020s (113) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ferguss (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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 Fergus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Fergus 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.