Ferne
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning fern plant; a form of Fern.
Ferne by the numbers
In 2025, 42 babies in England and Wales were named Ferne. In the US, 5 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 247 babies in 1916, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ferne. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Ferne
Names that are said the same way as Ferne, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a plant or herb
Like Ferne, each of these has a plant or herb in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ivythe ivy plant; faithfulness1,698 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- Juniperthe juniper plant; symbol of protection186 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosemarydew of the sea; the herb rosemary687 in the US (2017)
- Briarthorny shrub, bramble640 in the US (2017)
- Hollythe holly plant285 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Ferne
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