boys:
519 births since 1916
#4067 (11th percentile)
overall:
519 births since 1916
#7220 (7th percentile)
The name Fergus is the #7,220 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 519 recorded births since 1916. This represents the 6.7% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 6.7% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,067 (11.3% percentile) for all time with 519 births since 1916.
Fergus first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1916 (first recorded for boys in 1916). Birth data for Fergus is available in 56 out of the 108 years between 1916 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
For boys, Fergus reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 2.0% percentile (ranked #893) with 13 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 13 births per million (ranked 2.0% percentile). Despite a peak around 2019, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for boys. Currently, Fergus is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #893 (2.0% percentile) with 13 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Fergus".
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Our model found one way to pronounce the name Fergus. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 100.0% confident that Fergus is pronounced as FER-guhs, which has 2 syllables.
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