Fletcher
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning arrow-maker; occupational name.
Babies a year
104
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#547
up from #564
UK popularity
#395
104 babies · up from #422
How Fletcher has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #665 |
| 2016 | #654 |
| 2017 | #632 |
| 2018 | #606 |
| 2019 | #624 |
| 2020 | #653 |
| 2021 | #656 |
| 2022 | #677 |
| 2023 | #631 |
| 2024 | #564 |
| 2025 | #547 |
In 2025, 104 babies in England and Wales were named Fletcher. In the US, 413 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Fletcher was most common in 1900, when it went to 0.03% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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