Over the past 110 years, 27 775 girls and 12 boys have been named Fern. The name Fern ranks 743th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Fern in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Fern came in the 1910s and 1920s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.