How Many People Are Named Fergus?
An estimated 472 people in the United States have the first name Fergus. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Fergus peaked in popularity in 2023 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fergus as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Fergus paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
472
About 1 in 726,174 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2023
23 births
Total Registered
547
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fergus
Fergus is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 547 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Fergus as a male name
Ranked #4,453 in 2024
23 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (23 births)
Fergus: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fergus span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 142 babies were registered. While Fergus is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Fergus by Decade
How has Fergus tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Fergus + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fergus as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fergus
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fergus: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fergus?
We estimate approximately 472 people named Fergus are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 726,174 Americans share this first name.
Is Fergus a common name?
Fergus is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 547 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fergus most popular?
Fergus reached peak popularity in 2023, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fergus is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fergus a male name?
Fergus is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fergus Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fergus Smith, Fergus Johnson, Fergus Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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