How Many People Are Named Fletcher?
people named Fletcher are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 28,786 people in the US has this name
Based on 17,644 babies named Fletcher in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
561 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname meaning "maker of arrows" in Middle English, ultimately from Old French flechier.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Fletcher, 1% were girls and 99% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Fletcher alive today is about 24 years old, and 70% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 37 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Fletcher first appears in the records in 1880, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 561 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Fletcher has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #266, in 1892. In 2025 it ranked #547.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #547 |
| Best rank | #266 (1892) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #698 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Fletcher alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Fletcher were born in California than in any other state: about 811 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Fletcher was given 4.1 times as often in Alabama, 3.2 times in North Carolina and 2.6 times in Arkansas.
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