Is Fergus a boy or girl name?

Fergus is a boy’s name. Of the 568 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Fergus

Recorded 1916–2025 · United States

Fergus was most popular in 2024, when 24 American babies were given the name — ranking #9,195 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,631, with 19 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 568 people named Fergus.

Fergus over time

Births per year. The dot marks Fergus’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Fergus a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Fergus is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 568 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org