Fletcher
Fletcher is a masculine given name, which may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Fletcher
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fletcher is a masculine given name, which may refer to:
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The Story of Fletcher
Fletcher first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 25 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 523 Fletchers were born — ranking #564 that year. As of 2026, Fletcher ranks #563 for baby boys with 519 births, gradually rising (+14%). In total, more than 18K Fletchers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Fletcher
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Fletcher Abram (born 1950), American former handball player
- Fletcher E. Adams (1921–1944), American World War II flying ace
- Fletcher Allen (1905–1995), American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
- Fletcher Anderson (born 2002), New Zealand rugby union player
- Fletcher Benton (1931–2019), American sculptor, painter and kinetic artist
- Fletcher Bowron (1887–1968), long-serving Mayor of Los Angeles, California
- Fletcher Christian (1764–1793), mutineer who seized command of HMS Bounty
- Fletcher Cox (born 1990), American football player
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Names that sound like Fletcher
Phonetically similar names — useful when Fletcher is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Flesher
- Flusher
- Flare
- Flair
- Flasher
- Fletch
- Fetcher
- Fleischer
- Fleisher
- Flecha
- Fletchers
- Flecker
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Fletcher
Fletcher is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 18K births in the dataset. Fletcher's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #266. Use the chart and map above to compare Fletcher'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.