Boys' name · since 1882
Fisher
6,581 babies named Fisher in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,519 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #792 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,581
- born since 1882
- 2010s
- peak decade
6,581 babies have been named Fisher since 1882, making it today's #792 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Fisher recorded 6,581 times among boys since 1882, holding rank #792 nationally today, ahead of 94% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #1,519 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #792 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,581 born since 1882
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fisher ranks #1,519 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #792 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,581 born since 1882, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,519 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #792 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,581
- born since 1882
- 2010s
- peak decade
Fisher's 6,581 recorded births place it above 96.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Fisher compares
6,581 Top 11% higher than 89% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Fisher's all-time total is 18x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fisher | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,581 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 319 | 34 | 22,252 |
Fisher's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fisher splits its recorded history at 1993: 97% of all births land in the more recent half, 3% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1903 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 319 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fisher popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 319
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Fisher popularity over time - girls
65 total births recorded since 2007 (Fisher as girls' name)
Fisher by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,810 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Fisher's strongest decade.
2,810 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Fisher births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 7
1880s
7 births
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s 67
1910s
67 births
- 1920s 54
1920s
54 births
- 1930s 35
1930s
35 births
- 1940s 25
1940s
25 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 282
1990s
282 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,646 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,810 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,630 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,810 births (43% of all-time use).
How Fisher compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Fisher's total volume
Fisher by state
Where Fisher concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 512 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Florida | | 489 | 7.4% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 349 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 309 | 4.7% |
| #5 | California | | 300 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 270 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 256 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 252 | 3.8% |
512 of 6,581 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Fisher appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Fisher's data
- Fisher's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,810 total births) through the 2020s (1,630) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Fishers (512 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fisher: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~143 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1882–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Fisher draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.