girl's name

Fearne

  • Origin English
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Top 1000 (E&W)
  • Births on record 1,808

Scotland

#295

2024 births

Fearne is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 51 babies in England and Wales, ranking #719. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

  • Fearne is a name of English origin.
  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2016, when 143 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 10,332 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1999.

Fearne over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Fearne by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 3
2000s 289
2010s 940
2020s (to 2025) 325

How popular is Fearne?

In 2025, Fearne was given to 51 babies in England and Wales, ranking #719 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Where Fearne is used

Scotland #295 12 in 2024
Northern Ireland #449 3 in 2021
England & Wales #719 51 in 2025
Ireland #901 3 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Fearne

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Fearne also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Fearne over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Fearne

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Fearne — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Fearne

How popular is the name Fearne?

In 2025, Fearne was given to 51 babies in England and Wales, ranking #719 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Is Fearne a girl's or a boy's name?

Fearne is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Fearne most popular?

Fearne peaked in 2016, when 143 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Fearne a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Fearne currently ranks #295 in England and Wales. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.