Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Fern

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Fern
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1918

Peak rank proxy

1,341

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19182024

Peak year

1918

Decline from peak

86.3%

2024

184

All-time

37,477

Fern is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1918, when 1,341 girls were named Fern.

In 2024, only 184 girls were given the name.

All told, about 37,477 Americans have been named Fern and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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