First Name FERN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • FERN is ranked as the 1024th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 33,525.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 10.51 people named FERN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 87% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named FERN is 10,864.
  • The SSA data also shows that FERN is used as a girl's name 99% of the time.

First Names FERN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 33,525 +/-1.9%
  • National Rank 1,024
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 10.5

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 10,864
  • National Rank 2,006
  • Percentile Rank 97.83%
  • Proportion/100k 3.41

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name FERN is 82.4% White, 3.0% Hispanic origin, 11.3% Black, 1.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name FERN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name FERN is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name FERN

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 82.4% 63.9% 18.5%
Hispanic origin 3.0% 16.3% -13.3%
Black 11.3% 12.3% -1.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.3% 4.9% -3.6%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named FERN is California where 3,126 people have this name.
  • South Dakota is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named FERN, as 52.86 in every 100,000 South Dakotans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • South Dakota is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Rhode Island (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names FERN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,904 14.78 98.5% Indiana 1,050 15.91 97.6% Iowa 592 19.07 97.4% Kansas 774 26.64 96.3% Michigan 836 8.44 98.6% Minnesota 851 15.59 98.2% Missouri 166 5.55 93.1% Nebraska 657 34.92 96.0% North Dakota 289 39.15 91.7% Ohio 1,262 10.88 98.0% South Dakota 451 52.86 93.7% Wisconsin 784 13.62 98.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name FERN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,904 14.78 98.5%
Indiana 1,050 15.91 97.6%
Iowa 592 19.07 97.4%
Kansas 774 26.64 96.3%
Michigan 836 8.44 98.6%
Minnesota 851 15.59 98.2%
Missouri 166 5.55 93.1%
Nebraska 657 34.92 96.0%
North Dakota 289 39.15 91.7%
Ohio 1,262 10.88 98.0%
South Dakota 451 52.86 93.7%
Wisconsin 784 13.62 98.0%
West State Statistics First-Names FERN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 32 4.32 62.1% Arizona 1,108 16.47 97.1% California 3,126 8.06 99.0% Colorado 804 15 97.0% Hawaii 144 10.18 93.6% Idaho 570 34.87 95.5% Montana 267 26.06 92.0% Nevada 349 12.28 94.9% New Mexico 374 17.95 93.6% Oregon 833 20.98 97.0% Utah 762 25.89 96.5% Washington 862 12.2 98.2% Wyoming 93 15.96 84.3%

West States
State stats for the first name FERN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 32 4.32 62.1%
Arizona 1,108 16.47 97.1%
California 3,126 8.06 99.0%
Colorado 804 15 97.0%
Hawaii 144 10.18 93.6%
Idaho 570 34.87 95.5%
Montana 267 26.06 92.0%
Nevada 349 12.28 94.9%
New Mexico 374 17.95 93.6%
Oregon 833 20.98 97.0%
Utah 762 25.89 96.5%
Washington 862 12.2 98.2%
Wyoming 93 15.96 84.3%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names FERN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 199 5.52 94.1% Maine 132 9.96 88.5% Massachusetts 292 4.33 94.5% New Hampshire 112 8.45 89.0% New Jersey 646 7.23 97.0% New York 1,511 7.65 98.7% Pennsylvania 2,138 16.72 98.6% Rhode Island 18 1.73 64.6% Vermont 82 13.14 90.3%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name FERN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 199 5.52 94.1%
Maine 132 9.96 88.5%
Massachusetts 292 4.33 94.5%
New Hampshire 112 8.45 89.0%
New Jersey 646 7.23 97.0%
New York 1,511 7.65 98.7%
Pennsylvania 2,138 16.72 98.6%
Rhode Island 18 1.73 64.6%
Vermont 82 13.14 90.3%
South State Statistics First-Names FERN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 195 4.03 94.3% Arkansas 602 20.3 96.4% Delaware 64 6.84 92.9% Dist. of Columbia 36 5.53 86.3% Florida 1,754 8.82 98.9% Georgia 500 4.95 97.1% Kentucky 629 14.25 96.2% Louisiana 328 7.06 95.2% Maryland 509 8.51 97.4% Mississippi 166 5.55 93.1% North Carolina 491 4.94 97.7% Oklahoma 1,197 30.86 97.5% South Carolina 216 4.47 94.3% Tennessee 439 6.7 96.6% Texas 1,698 6.3 98.7% Virginia 687 8.26 97.4% West Virginia 200 10.81 90.5%

South States
State stats for the first name FERN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 195 4.03 94.3%
Arkansas 602 20.3 96.4%
Delaware 64 6.84 92.9%
Dist. of Columbia 36 5.53 86.3%
Florida 1,754 8.82 98.9%
Georgia 500 4.95 97.1%
Kentucky 629 14.25 96.2%
Louisiana 328 7.06 95.2%
Maryland 509 8.51 97.4%
Mississippi 166 5.55 93.1%
North Carolina 491 4.94 97.7%
Oklahoma 1,197 30.86 97.5%
South Carolina 216 4.47 94.3%
Tennessee 439 6.7 96.6%
Texas 1,698 6.3 98.7%
Virginia 687 8.26 97.4%
West Virginia 200 10.81 90.5%
 

Full Names with FERN as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have FERN as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named FERN.

The most popular full name is FERN Smith. 0.89% of all the people named FERN have this family name.

There are 4561 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name FERN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 FERN Smith 0.89%
2 FERN Johnson 0.71%
3 FERN Miller 0.64%
4 FERN Anderson 0.48%
5 FERN Brown 0.47%
6 FERN Jones 0.43%
7 FERN Davis 0.42%
8 FERN Martin 0.42%
9 FERN Lee 0.36%
10 FERN Moore 0.35%
11 FERN Thompson 0.33%
12 FERN Williams 0.33%
13 FERN Clark 0.29%
14 FERN Wilson 0.29%
15 FERN Wood 0.29%
16 FERN Ward 0.28%
17 FERN Taylor 0.26%
18 FERN Thomas 0.26%
19 FERN Hill 0.25%
20 FERN Nelson 0.25%