Fisher vs Fischer

Side-by-side comparison of Fisher and Fischer — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Fisher

Boy name · Rank #895

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Name B

Fischer

Boy name · Rank #2002

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Metric Fisher Fischer
Current Rank #895 #2002
Total Births (all years) 6,259 2,093
Peak Year 2016 2015
Peak Year Births 310 104
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1882 1993

Births by Decade

Decade Fisher Fischer
1880ss 7 —
1900ss 10 —
1910ss 67 —
1920ss 54 —
1930ss 35 —
1940ss 25 —
1950ss 10 —
1970ss 5 —
1990ss 282 150
2000ss 1,646 615
2010ss 2,810 944
2020ss 1,308 384

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Fisher Fischer
2014 304 101
2015 294 104
2016 310 93
2017 307 97
2018 282 86
2019 300 83
2020 246 80
2021 265 74
2022 267 72
2023 268 81
2024 262 77

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1882–2024.

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