US rank #2002 Boys' name Peak 2015 2,093 births

Fischer — #2002 US boys' name

2,093 babies named Fischer in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1502000s6152010s9442020s384
#2002
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 86% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Fischer was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

104 babies were named Fischer in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fischer

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,093 babies named Fischer between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fischer currently holds the #2002 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 104 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fischer performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 944 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Fischer shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 131 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Fischer in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fischer in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,093 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Fischer at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,093

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2015

104 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,002

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Fischer popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
104
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
050100150 202420202016201220082004200019961993 10

Fischer popularity over time — girls

19 total births recorded since 2016 (Fischer as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 19 births
456789 201820172016 8

Fischer by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
944 births that decade — 45% of Fischer's all-time total
1990s1502000s6152010s9442020s384

Fischer by state

Where Fischer concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Fischer
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
131 6.3%
#2 Florida
113 5.4%
#3 Michigan
76 3.6%
#4 California
45 2.2%
#5 Georgia
39 1.9%
#6 North Carolina
38 1.8%
#7 Utah
24 1.1%
#8 Alabama
18 0.9%
Texas share of Fischer's total US births 6.3%
Even split

131 of 2,093 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Fischer appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fischer?
2,093 babies have been named Fischer since 1993. It currently ranks #2002 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 104 births.
When was Fischer most popular?
Fischer was most popular in the 2010s decade with 944 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Fischer most popular?
The top states for the name Fischer are Texas (131 births), Florida (113 births), Michigan (76 births).
How long has the name Fischer been used?
Fischer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Fischer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fisher, Fishel, Fisnik. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.