NameTides

Fletcher

Fletcher was the #545 boys' name in the US in 2025 (549 babies), and #395 in England & Wales and #629 in Canada.

Fletcher as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
  • VIC
Fletcher as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesUSCanada
Fletcher as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSWVIC
2025#545 (549)#395 (104)#278 (13)——#629 (45)#67 (119)#80 (94)
2024#564 (526)#422 (95)#246 (16)——#686 (39)—#100 (78)
2023#630 (440)#406 (98)#249 (16)#348 (4)#770 (3)#644 (41)—#93 (72)
2022#674 (405)#375 (113)#271 (14)—#454 (7)#616 (43)—#91 (75)
2021#657 (414)#337 (135)#353 (10)—#552 (5)#521 (55)—#74 (98)
2020#653 (404)#308 (149)#305 (12)——#595 (43)—#85 (86)
2019#624 (434)#293 (166)#355 (9)#312 (5)#764 (3)#460 (62)—#82 (94)
2018#606 (445)#250 (206)#264 (15)#416 (3)#435 (8)#628 (41)——
2017#633 (410)#239 (225)#276 (16)#318 (5)#547 (5)#596 (44)—#86 (76)
2016#654 (403)#233 (241)#278 (15)#320 (5)—#610 (44)—#64 (99)
2015#665 (387)#228 (250)#320 (11)#342 (4)#699 (3)#567 (47)—#87 (72)
2014#708 (341)#225 (251)#252 (17)—#468 (7)#610 (44)—#96 (67)
2013#782 (287)#248 (201)#399 (8)—#534 (5)#726 (33)——
2012#793 (285)#220 (237)#500 (5)#311 (5)#718 (3)#733 (32)——
2011#889 (232)#220 (224)#288 (13)——#687 (35)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1892 at #266.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 3,100 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 3,100uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 2,600uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 1,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 3,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Fletcher is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 2,900 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 2,600 to 1 in 3,200.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Fletcher by state, 2025Alaska: #110AKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #300WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #737WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: #227MTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #338MNIllinois: #606ILMichigan: #517MINew York: #950NYMassachusetts: #690MAOregon: #604ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: #192SDIowa: #331IAIndiana: #308INOhio: #470OHPennsylvania: #526PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,040CAUtah: #561UTColorado: #501CONebraska: #377NEMissouri: #238MOKentucky: #526KYWest Virginia: #200WVVirginia: #435VAMaryland: #809MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #720AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: #165ARTennessee: #398TNNorth Carolina: #339NCSouth Carolina: #470SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #264OKLouisiana: #775LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #400ALGeorgia: #428GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #856TXFlorida: #704FL
Fletcher (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,03310

Fletcher (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
FletcherCanadaBoys#62945
FletcherEngland & WalesBoys#395104
FletcherIrelandBoys—too few
FletcherNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
FletcherNSWBoys#67119
FletcherScotlandBoys#27813
FletcherUSGirls#8,36212
FletcherUSBoys#545549
FletcherVICBoys#8094