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Girl name · English origin

Fearne

English origin · 100% girls · 51 born in 2025

Old English fearn, the fern — fern. A botanical name popularised in Britain by the broadcaster Fearne Cotton.

MeaningFern
OriginEnglish
Syllables1
Nicknames—
Recorded in England & Wales1,557
Born in 202551
Themes: nature plant

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Fearne per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
England & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2016 · 143
  • Born in 202551
  • All time1,557
  • England & Wales, 2025#731 · 51

How popular is Fearne?

Fearne was given to 51 babies in England and Wales in 2025. Its best year was 2016, with 143 registrations. The name is absent from American records, so there is no US curve to compare it against.

Names that sound like Fearne

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ferne0.82
  2. Jeanne0.75
  3. Leanne0.75
  4. Deanne0.75
  5. Jeane0.75
  6. Deane0.75
  7. Pearline0.68
  8. Jeanine0.64

Middle names for Fearne

Ranked by flow score
  1. Fearne Noelle0.83
  2. Fearne Belle0.80
  3. Fearne Hazel0.80
  4. Fearne Violet0.79
  5. Fearne Della0.76
  6. Fearne Margaret0.76

Sibling names for Fearne

Names registered alongside it, on a 30-year window
  1. Orlaithsister · 0.98
  2. Safaasister · 0.98
  3. Millereither · 0.97
  4. Aydinbrother · 0.97
  5. Pixiesister · 0.97
  6. Noeleither · 0.97

In the British record

England and Wales, 1996–2025
  1. First recorded1999
  2. Peak year2016 · 143
  3. Years recorded25 of 30
  4. All time1,557

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Fearne Wilson0.75
  2. Fearne Williams0.75
  3. Fearne Walker0.75
  4. Fearne Turner0.75
  5. Fearne Torres0.75
  6. Fearne Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Fearne

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. England & Wales1996–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020

Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names for England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scores on this page are explained in the methodology.