Given name & surname · also American
Fenn
“an intelligent woman”·“from the marsh”
Fenn is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “an intelligent woman” (American) and “from the marsh” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “an intelligent woman” (American) and “from the marsh” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with American and English naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Fenn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 63
- 63 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,840 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,840 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 156 as a first name in 2020; 4,877 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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