Is Fisher a boy or girl name?
Fisher is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 262 boys were named Fisher, so 1.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1% of the 6,324 US babies named Fisher were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #897
- Girl rank, 2024
- #16,028
- Babies named Fisher since 1882
- 6,324
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 315 babies
Boys and girls named Fisher, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 67 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 54 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 35 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990s | 282 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,646 | 6 | 0.4% |
| 2010s | 2,810 | 37 | 1.3% |
| 2020s | 1,308 | 22 | 1.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 262 | #897 | 5 | #16,028 |
| 2023 | 268 | #874 | 5 | #15,960 |
| 2022 | 267 | #885 | 5 | #16,109 |
| 2021 | 265 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 246 | #908 | 7 | #12,577 |
| 2019 | 300 | #778 | 8 | #11,711 |
| 2018 | 282 | #800 | 6 | #14,392 |
| 2017 | 307 | #764 | 7 | #13,174 |
| 2016 | 310 | #774 | 5 | #17,116 |
| 2015 | 294 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 304 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 247 | #863 | 5 | #17,436 |
| 2012 | 262 | #834 | 6 | #15,589 |
| 2011 | 249 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 255 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 256 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 237 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 212 | #936 | 6 | #16,142 |
| 2006 | 181 | #1,015 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 172 | #1,000 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 166 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 122 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 108 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 107 | #1,246 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 85 | #1,451 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 69 | #1,586 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 55 | #1,819 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 47 | #1,937 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 44 | #1,997 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,470 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 27 | #2,713 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,087 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,776 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,224 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,180 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,002 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,870 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,858 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,690 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,711 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,628 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,706 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,278 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,835 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,511 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,529 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,399 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,350 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,862 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,527 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,043 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,456 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,531 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,066 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 9 | #3,047 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,207 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 14 | #2,199 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,477 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,610 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 8 | #2,918 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,331 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,351 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,302 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 7 | #787 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Fisher reached #764 in 2017. As a girl name, it reached #11,711 in 2019. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Fisher
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.