How Many People Are Named Fergus?
people named Fergus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 703,261 people in the US has this name
Based on 568 babies named Fergus in Social Security records from 1916 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
24 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Anglicized form of FEARGHAS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Fergus in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Fergus alive today is about 21 years old, and 79% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 28 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Fergus first appears in the records in 1916 and was given most often in 2024, to 24 babies. In 2025, 19 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1916 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Fergus has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,759, in 1918. In 2025 it ranked #5,091.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,091 |
| Best rank | #2,759 (1918) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,052 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Fergus alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Fergus were born in Minnesota than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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