Fleetwood
Fleetwood is a coastal town in the Borough of Wyre in Lancashire, England, at the northwest corner of the Fylde. It had a population of 26,232 at the 2021 census.
Meaning & Origin of Fleetwood
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fleetwood is a coastal town in the Borough of Wyre in Lancashire, England, at the northwest corner of the Fylde. It had a population of 26,232 at the 2021 census.
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Origin & history
The Story of Fleetwood
Fleetwood first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1902, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1921: 11 births, good for #2,632 nationwide. About 41% of every Fleetwood on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Fleetwood last appeared in the published SSA data in 1958, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 96 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Fleetwood
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- William Allen (1532–1594), English Catholic priest and cardinal .
- Lorraine Beavers (born 1962), politician, MP for Blackpool North and Fleetwood since 2024
- Alfie Boe (born 1973), actor, singer and Operatic tenor who performs primarily in the musical theatre
- Decimus Burton (1800–1881), architect and landscaper, friend of Peter Hesketh who designed Fleetwood.
- Stuart Chatwood (born 1969), bass player in The Tea Party and videogame soundtrack composer
- Kelsey-Beth Crossley (born 1992), actress, played Scarlett Nicholls in Emmerdale
- Dan Forshaw (born 1981), jazz musician, plays the saxophone , grew up and worked locally
- Julia Grant (1954–2019), transgender activist, grew up locally as George Roberts; later star of BBC documentary A Change of Sex
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Names that sound like Fleetwood
Phonetically similar names — useful when Fleetwood is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Fleeted
- Flathead
- Floated
- Flouted
- Flitted
- Fluted
- Flighted
- Flatted
- Flattered
- Fluttered
- Flittered
- Flooded
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Fleetwood
Fleetwood is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1902 and has accumulated 96 births in the dataset. Fleetwood's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #2,632. Use the chart and map above to compare Fleetwood's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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