Fern

Where Fern comes from

From fern; in the case of the surname, it was given to someone who lived in a place where there was an abundance of these plants.
— Wiktionary's entry for Fern
  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #547 among girls — 10 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1893
    Fern Andra born
    American actress
  3. 1896
    Fern Emmett born
    actress
  4. 1916
    Peak, #152
    1,332 babies named Fern — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1930
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #246.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name.
Namesakes
  • Fern Andra · American actress, 1893–1974
  • Fern Emmett · actress, 1896–1946
  • Fern Hunt · American mathematician, born 1948
  • Fern Sutherland · New Zealand actress, born 1987
  • Fern Fitzgerald · American actress, born 1947

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.