Ferguson
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
Ferguson is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “son of Fergus”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Ferguson mean?
English
“son of Fergus”
A surname transferred from the given name originating in Scotland from Clan Fergusson and now widespread in the English-speaking world.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Ferguson a girl's or a boy's name?
Ferguson is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ferguson in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 400% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Ferguson, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,143rd.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Ferguson of any year since it first appeared, in 2003.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Ferguson in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 2 | #5,878 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
Names like Ferguson
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Finley Cillian Cassian Harrison Hudson Caspian Oakley Rowan Ronan Lochlan Deacon
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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, “Ferguson: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ferguson, updated 20 October 2026.