Boys' name · since 1880
Fletcher
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 17,419 babies named Fletcher, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #892 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #545 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,419
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
17,419 babies have been named Fletcher since 1880, making it today's #545 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Fletcher recorded 17,419 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #545 nationally today, ahead of 96% 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 1880 to 2025.
- #892 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #545 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 17,419 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fletcher ranks #892 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #545 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 17,419 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #892 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #545 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,419
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Fletcher's 17,419 recorded births place it above 98.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Fletcher compares
17,419 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Fletcher's all-time total is 47x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fletcher | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17,419 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 549 | 34 | 22,252 |
Fletcher's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fletcher splits its recorded history at 1953: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1882 (21 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 549 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fletcher popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 549
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Fletcher popularity over time - girls
225 total births recorded since 1913 (Fletcher as girls' name)
Fletcher by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,461 births, 20% of the file).
2010s was Fletcher's strongest decade.
3,461 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Fletcher births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 285
1880s
285 births
- 1890s 327
1890s
327 births
- 1900s 375
1900s
375 births
- 1910s 1,126
1910s
1,126 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,406 births
- 1930s 1,091
1930s
1,091 births
- 1940s 1,056
1940s
1,056 births
- 1950s 965
1950s
965 births
- 1960s 745
1960s
745 births
- 1970s 545
1970s
545 births
- 1980s 709
1980s
709 births
- 1990s 884
1990s
884 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,706 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,461 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,738 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,461 births (20% of all-time use).
How Fletcher 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 Fletcher's total volume
Fletcher by state
Where Fletcher concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 1,152 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 933 | 5.4% |
| #3 | California | | 856 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 838 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Texas | | 810 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 637 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 584 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 503 | 2.9% |
1,152 of 17,419 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Fletcher appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Fletcher's data
- Fletcher's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,461 total births) through the 2020s (2,738) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Fletchers (1,152 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Fletcher: 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 (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Fletcher 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.