Fenton
Fenton was the 6923rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked 758th; the most babies were born in 1922 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,880 places. More babies were named Fenton in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,923 boys, down 1,601 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192240 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,046babies recorded
Fenton popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,923 | 12 |
| 2020 | #5,322 | 17 |
| 2010 | #5,570 | 16 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #5,122 | 10 |
| 1980 | #3,932 | 10 |
| 1970 | #2,545 | 14 |
| 1960 | #1,786 | 21 |
| 1950 | #1,714 | 19 |
| 1940 | #1,492 | 21 |
| 1930 | #1,665 | 20 |
| 1920 | #1,242 | 34 |
| 1910 | #1,349 | 7 |
| 1900 | #1,384 | 5 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Fenton, counting every spelling?
Fenton has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Fenton?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Fenton (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Fenton born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Fenton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Fenton?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Fenton are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 13 and 65. That makes Fenton mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Fenton
How popular is the name Fenton?
Fenton was the 6923rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked 758th; the most babies were born in 1922 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,880 places. More babies were named Fenton in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Fenton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Fenton in the US.