Fisher

A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning one who fishes; occupational surname.

Babies a year
311
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#791
up from #897
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

How Fisher has moved

US popularity rank, 2015–2025. Lower is more popular.
#689#836#983201520202025#791

View as table
YearUS rank
2015#791
2016#774
2017#764
2018#800
2019#780
2020#908
2021#878
2022#890
2023#872
2024#897
2025#791

Fisher by the numbers

Fisher was given to 311 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 310 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Fisher. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Fischerfisherman; occupational surname101 in the US (2017)
  • FishelGod increases; Yiddish diminutive of Philip14 in the US (2017)
  • Fosterone who keeps or tends forest238 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Fisher

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