Given name
Ferne
“resembling a green shadeloving plant”
Ferne is a variant of Fern. One English interpretation is “resembling a green shadeloving plant.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ferne is a variant of Fern. One English interpretation is “resembling a green shadeloving plant.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ferne is a variant of Fern. An origin associated with Fern is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ferne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,676
- 0 boys · 4,676 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 247 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 247 in 1916. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 819 as a first name 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 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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