Fenn
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Fenn is a name of English origin, meaning “marsh, fen”. In 2025 it ranked 1,613th for boys in the UK (17 babies).
What does Fenn mean?
English: English surname from Old English fenn, marsh
“marsh, fen”
Originally a surname for someone living by a fen, a low marshy area such as the Fens of eastern England.
- Say it
- FEN
Is Fenn a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Fenn has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls and 17 boys in the UK.
How popular is Fenn in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,613among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 62% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the UK were named Fenn, making it the 1,613th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 19 boys. 4 girls were also named Fenn in 2025 (4,935th for girls).
2025 had more boys named Fenn than any year since 2006.
Half of all the boys named Fenn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 21 boys in the UK were given Fenn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,200, up from #1,613 for this spelling alone.
- Fenn 17
- Fen 4
In 2025, 19% of the babies named Fenn in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,537th in England and Wales.
Fenn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,613 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 14 | #1,791 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 13 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 19 | #1,207 |
| 2005 | 11 | #1,701 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
Names like Fenn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Kayden Brody Conn Kian Conan Flynn Deacon Brayden Finley Caelan Cody
Other spellings of Fenn
Fen
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