Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Fletcher

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Arrow Maker
Profession name, arrow maker
Scottish

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Surname
  • Trade/Occupational

Pronunciation

f-let-cher, fl(e)-tcher

Famous People

Sailor Fletcher Christian

Celebrity Babies

Son of Mia Farrow and Andre Previn

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #545, 549 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #6144, 19 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8362, 12 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202554912
202452319
202343910
20224058
202141415
202040412
201943410
20184456
20174105
2016403–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #225, 251 births); most recent 2025 (rank #395, 104 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025104
202495
202398
2022113
2021135
2020149
2019166
2018206
2017225
2016241

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #4813, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
20233
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #411, 8 births); most recent 2023 (rank #733, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
20233
20227
20215
2020–
20193
20188
20175
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #252, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #278, 13 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202513
202416
202316
202214
202110
202012
20199
201815
201716
201615

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #312, 5 births); most recent 2023 (rank #348, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
20234
2022–
2021–
2020–
20195
20183
20175
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #384, 9 births); most recent 2023 (rank #399, 8 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20238
2022–
20216
20205
20198
20186
20175
20168
20159
20147

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence