Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Fergus or Feargus is a common and one of the oldest known Irish or Scottish male given name derived from Old Irish, meaning "the strong" or "the masculine". As a surname, Ferguson or Fergusson is common across Scotland but particularly in Perthshire and Ayrshire.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Fergus yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 7 | #3,290 |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,760 |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,877 |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,567 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,440 |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,866 |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,920 |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,195 |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,830 |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,688 |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,190 |
| 1953 | 8 | #2,993 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,191 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,416 |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,113 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,662 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,657 |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,075 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,950 |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,167 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,220 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,349 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,173 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,117 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,647 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,685 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,966 |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,281 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,249 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,702 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,751 |
| 1998 | 8 | #7,062 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,126 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,868 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,778 |
| 2002 | 5 | #11,249 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,396 |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,149 |
| 2005 | 5 | #12,009 |
| 2006 | 6 | #11,078 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,773 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,886 |
| 2009 | 7 | #10,198 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,722 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,376 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,678 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,770 |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,593 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,835 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,355 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,609 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,900 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,402 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,532 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,951 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,501 |
| 2024 | 23 | #4,453 |
