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Feather

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How to Pronounce Feather

Pronounced FETH-ur /ˈfɛð.ər/High

Meaning: Feather is the English word 'feather' used as a given name, from the Old English feþer. It belongs to the 1970s counterculture taste for airy nature-names, and its meaning is simply the light, soft object itself.Medium

In 30 seconds: Feather is the English word-name 'feather,' from Old English feþer. A 1970s nature-name, it crested in the late 1970s.
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Origin MediumEnglish
MeaningFeather is the English word 'feather' used as a given name, from the Old English feþer. It belongs to the 1970s counterculture taste for airy nature-names, and its meaning is simply the light, soft object itself.
U.S. rank (2023)#13985 ↗ Rising
2023 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1977
Total births (all-time)≈ 554

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 197719742023

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Feather is an English word-name, taken directly from the ordinary word for a bird's plume, which descends from the Old English feþer. It appeared as a girl's name during the 1970s vogue for gentle nature-names and word-names, and it crested in the late 1970s.

Feather was always rare, borne by a modest number of girls in a short span before fading. A Feather from her peak is now around fifty. The name keeps its soft, free-spirited 1970s flavor; it never became common and reads as a period nature-name rather than a rising trend.

Did you know? Feather is a true child of its decade: it rose alongside other 1970s nature-and-word names — Summer, Dawn, Willow — when parents drawn to a back-to-the-earth spirit reached straight for the natural world.
Overall data confidence 60%
References — Feather — English word-name; Old English feþer 'feather'; 1970s nature/word-name vogue

Variations

Feathers

Nicknames

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Heather— a like nature name that rhymes closely
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Dawn— another 1970s nature word-name
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Frequently Asked

What does the name Feather mean?

Feather is the English word 'feather,' from the Old English feþer, used as a nature word-name.

How do you pronounce Feather?

It's said FETH-ur /ˈfɛð.ər/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Feather a boy or girl name?

Feather is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Feather?

Feather was always rare, a nature word-name that had its small crest in the late nineteen-seventies.

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