Fearn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- FURN
- Origin
- Old English
Fearn is a girls' name of Old English origin, meaning “fern”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Fearn mean?
Old English: Old English fearn, 'fern'
“fern”
Spelled like Old English fearn, the plant; it is also a surname and the name of a village in northern Scotland.
Is Fearn a girl's or a boy's name?
Fearn is a girls' name.
How popular is Fearn in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Fearn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Fearn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 2 | #7,411 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 2 | #7,640 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 2 | #7,309 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Fearn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aoibheann Eireann Eowyn Bree Teagan Raegan Caoimhe Keira Eden Cassidy Quinn Fiadh
Names related to Fearn
More Old English names
Alfie Edward Teddy Waylon Alfred Audrey Edith Wilfred Ozzy Edie Eddie Edwin Ted Teddie Eduardo Edgar
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Fearn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/fearn, updated 20 October 2026.