Fischer
A boys’ name of Old German origin, meaning fisherman; occupational surname.
Babies a year
101
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Fischer by the numbers
Fischer was given to 101 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 104 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Fischer. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a craft or trade
Like Fischer, each of these has a craft or trade in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Masonstone worker13,560 in the US (2017)
- Graysonson of the steward8,767 in the US (2017)
- Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
- Chaseto hunt; one who hunts4,207 in the US (2017)
- Georgefarmer, earth worker3,082 in England and Wales (2025)
- Baileybailiff or steward of a castle2,561 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Fischer
Nobody has voted for Fischer yet
Vote for Fischer and put it up against all the other baby names
Vote for Fischer