Fen
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- FEN
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Fen is a name of English origin, meaning “marshland”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Fen mean?
English: English word; also short for names like Fenton
“marshland”
The Fens are the low-lying marshlands of eastern England, largely drained since the 17th century.
Is Fen a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Fen has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 4 boys in the UK.
How popular is Fen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 167% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Fen, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2023, with 7 boys. 3 girls were also named Fen in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
In 2025, 21 boys in the UK were given Fen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,200, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.
- Fenn 17
- Fen 4
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Fen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
Names like Fen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Kayden, Ronan, Conn, Conan, Rowan, Brody, Brayden, Cassian, Cove, Eden, Conlan
Other spellings of Fen
Names related to Fen
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
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, “Fen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/fen, updated 20 October 2026.