Fergus

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

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

Fergus first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 122 babies (rank #245 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Fergus

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Fergus yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

1,863
Total babies (all years)
21
Years in the data
122
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1996120#243
1997122#245
199899#275
199996#284
200090#303
200198#281
200288#309
2003100#293
200479#367
200590#349
2006111#316
2007118#320
200890#412
200981#451
201072#492
201146#697
201280#481
201382#469
201467#544
201564#577
201670#550