Feminine dossier · first seen 1884

Ferne

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1916

Peak era

1916

Peak births

247

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

1884Peak 19162025

Quick answers about Ferne

An estimated 469 living Americans are named Ferne.

Ferne fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Ferne is approximately 81 years, with most bearers falling between 73 and 90 years old.

Not especially. Ferne has been declining since its 1916 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1916

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

4,676

Ferne last appeared in SSA records in 2020. Across its recorded history, about 4,676 American girls received the name.

Ferne peaked in 1916, when 247 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 4,676 Americans named Ferne since 1884.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1916

Living profile

469

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age81

Core range73–90

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Wave

A name with sustained momentum rather than a single spike.