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Fern

female

Fern.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1982 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #233 in England and Wales in 1996. See regions.

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Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling: shorter names with fewer irregular letter clusters score higher. A disclosed formula, not an editorial opinion — and not a confidence measurement.

Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
1
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
female
Language family
Not available

Popularity

FallingEngland and Wales (female) rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #233 to #663.19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#233#663
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1996#233
1997#298
1998#241
1999#311
2000#371
2001#367
2002#367
2003#362
2004#453
2005#446
2006#351
2007#426
2008#527
2009#601
2010#586
2011#615
2012#663
2013#626
2014#521
2015#500
2016#513
2017#472
2018#427
2019#362
2020#360
2021#339
2022#380
2023#334
2024#311

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
1
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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