girl's name

Ferne

  • Origin English
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Top 1000 (US)
  • Births on record 5,509

Northern Ireland

#482

2019 births

Ferne is a girl's name. In 2020 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

  • Ferne is a name of English origin.
  • Peaked in 1916, when 247 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1884.

Ferne over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.

1,578
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '10 '20
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Births named Ferne by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 53
1890s 276
1900s 435
1910s 1,578
1920s 1,358
1930s 466
1940s 297
1950s 159
1960s 44
2010s 5
2020s (to 2020) 5

How popular is Ferne?

In 2020, Ferne was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Where Ferne is used

Northern Ireland #482 3 in 2019
Scotland #702 4 in 2024
England & Wales #854 42 in 2025
Ireland #988 3 in 2023
United States #16,143 5 in 2020

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.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Ferne

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

Parents who like Ferne also like

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

Sibling names for Ferne

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

Common questions about Ferne

How popular is the name Ferne?

In 2020, Ferne was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

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

Ferne is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Ferne most popular?

Ferne peaked in 1916, when 247 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.

Is Ferne a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ferne currently ranks #702 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.