Is Fletcher a boy or girl name?
Fletcher is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 19 girls and 523 boys were named Fletcher, so 3.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.2% of the 17,079 US babies named Fletcher were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #564
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,220
- Babies named Fletcher since 1880
- 17,079
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 542 babies
Boys and girls named Fletcher, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 285 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 327 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 375 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,126 | 33 | 2.8% |
| 1920s | 1,406 | 50 | 3.4% |
| 1930s | 1,091 | 17 | 1.5% |
| 1940s | 1,056 | 16 | 1.5% |
| 1950s | 965 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 745 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 545 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 709 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 884 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,706 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 3,461 | 28 | 0.8% |
| 2020s | 2,185 | 64 | 2.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 523 | #564 | 19 | #6,220 |
| 2023 | 439 | #631 | 10 | #9,831 |
| 2022 | 405 | #674 | 8 | #11,550 |
| 2021 | 414 | #657 | 15 | #7,379 |
| 2020 | 404 | #653 | 12 | #8,566 |
| 2019 | 434 | #624 | 10 | #9,979 |
| 2018 | 445 | #606 | 6 | #14,393 |
| 2017 | 410 | #632 | 5 | #16,686 |
| 2016 | 403 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 387 | #665 | 7 | #13,467 |
| 2014 | 341 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 287 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 285 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 232 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 237 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 221 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 196 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 202 | #973 | 5 | #18,548 |
| 2006 | 174 | #1,045 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 160 | #1,042 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 174 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 160 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 155 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 131 | #1,090 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 133 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 123 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 102 | #1,208 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 84 | #1,336 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 94 | #1,201 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 83 | #1,289 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 94 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 91 | #1,172 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 72 | #1,331 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 75 | #1,299 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 66 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 86 | #1,146 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 74 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 88 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 97 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 91 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 73 | #1,045 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 45 | #1,406 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 52 | #1,297 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 44 | #1,440 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 59 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 53 | #1,264 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 51 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 55 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 56 | #1,146 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 54 | #1,152 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 51 | #1,154 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 39 | #1,333 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 42 | #1,297 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 69 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 75 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 64 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 63 | #914 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 72 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 68 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 79 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 85 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 75 | #872 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 72 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 92 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 75 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 74 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 85 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 93 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 74 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 107 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 96 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 100 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 103 | #689 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 113 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 120 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 123 | #612 | 5 | #5,502 |
| 1948 | 132 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 98 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 106 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 91 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 105 | #599 | 6 | #4,216 |
| 1943 | 102 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 111 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 96 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 92 | #620 | 5 | #4,573 |
| 1939 | 102 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 105 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 107 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 93 | #602 | 5 | #4,432 |
| 1935 | 104 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 117 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 128 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 115 | #549 | 5 | #4,650 |
| 1931 | 100 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 120 | #549 | 7 | #3,797 |
| 1929 | 124 | #523 | 7 | #3,811 |
| 1928 | 130 | #530 | 6 | #4,372 |
| 1927 | 135 | #526 | 8 | #3,667 |
| 1926 | 147 | #497 | 9 | #3,354 |
| 1925 | 144 | #509 | 8 | #3,805 |
| 1924 | 155 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 138 | #520 | 7 | #4,113 |
| 1922 | 145 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 165 | #477 | 5 | #5,396 |
| 1920 | 123 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 139 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 162 | #464 | 7 | #4,020 |
| 1917 | 154 | #456 | 5 | #4,855 |
| 1916 | 149 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 139 | #468 | 10 | #2,776 |
| 1914 | 106 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 83 | #478 | 11 | #1,941 |
| 1912 | 89 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 51 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 54 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 37 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 39 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 44 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 29 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 35 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 35 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 33 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 37 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 33 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 53 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 34 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 33 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 36 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 31 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 38 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 27 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 32 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 45 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 28 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 23 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 32 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 36 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 21 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 38 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 24 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 27 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 27 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 21 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 34 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 25 | #345 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Fletcher reached #266 in 1892. As a girl name, it reached #1,941 in 1913. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Fletcher
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.