Fenton

A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning marsh settlement; fen plus ton.

Babies a year
5
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3684
5 babies

Fenton by the numbers

In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Fenton. In the US, 23 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.

Its American peak was 40 babies in 1922, making it a 1920s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Fenton. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Feltonsettlement on a field15 in the US (2017)
  • Fintonfair-haired; form of Fionntan7 in the US (2017)
  • Fultonfowl settlement; from fulton53 in the US (2017)
  • Fintanwhite fire; fair flame9 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Fenton

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