Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Fletcher

#875 most common boys' name of all time · #2,003 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#875
Rank overall
#2,003 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
17,644
Since 2016
4,527
Peak year
2025 #546
Best rank
#267 1892
Girls Boys peak 561/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Fletcher is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 12 549 561 #546
2024 19 526 545 #564
2023 10 440 450 #630
2022 8 405 413 #674
2021 15 414 429 #657
2020 12 404 416 #653
2019 10 434 444 #624
2018 6 445 451 #606
2017 5 410 415 #633
2016 — 403 403 #654
2015 7 387 394 #665
2014 — 341 341 #708
2013 — 287 287 #782
2012 — 285 285 #793
2011 — 232 232 #889
2010 — 237 237 #883
2009 — 221 221 #932
2008 — 196 196 #996
2007 5 202 207 #971
2006 — 174 174 #1,043
2005 — 160 160 #1,042
2004 — 174 174 #963
2003 — 160 160 #992
2002 — 155 155 #1,004
2001 — 131 131 #1,089
2000 — 133 133 #1,070
1999 — 123 123 #1,087
1998 — 102 102 #1,208
1997 — 84 84 #1,333
1996 — 94 94 #1,198
1995 — 83 83 #1,287
1994 — 94 94 #1,178
1993 — 91 91 #1,169
1992 — 72 72 #1,328
1991 — 75 75 #1,297
1990 — 66 66 #1,373
1989 — 86 86 #1,146
1988 — 74 74 #1,173
1987 — 88 88 #1,010
1986 — 97 97 #925
1985 — 91 91 #956
1984 — 73 73 #1,043
1983 — 45 45 #1,401
1982 — 52 52 #1,294
1981 — 44 44 #1,434
1980 — 59 59 #1,189
1979 — 53 53 #1,261
1978 — 51 51 #1,259
1977 — 55 55 #1,188
1976 — 56 56 #1,145
1975 — 54 54 #1,148
1974 — 51 51 #1,153
1973 — 39 39 #1,330
1972 — 42 42 #1,286
1971 — 69 69 #980
1970 — 75 75 #921
1969 — 64 64 #960
1968 — 63 63 #910
1967 — 72 72 #843
1966 — 68 68 #879
1965 — 79 79 #828
1964 — 85 85 #815
1963 — 75 75 #869
1962 — 72 72 #897
1961 — 92 92 #793
1960 — 75 75 #878
1959 — 74 74 #893
1958 — 85 85 #816
1957 — 93 93 #781
1956 — 74 74 #869
1955 — 107 107 #708
1954 — 96 96 #735
1953 — 100 100 #715
1952 — 103 103 #688
1951 — 113 113 #659
1950 — 120 120 #627
1949 5 123 128 #613
1948 — 132 132 #582
1947 — 98 98 #699
1946 — 106 106 #624
1945 — 91 91 #632
1944 6 105 111 #598
1943 — 102 102 #629
1942 — 111 111 #594
1941 — 96 96 #614
1940 5 92 97 #620
1939 — 102 102 #566
1938 — 105 105 #572
1937 — 107 107 #560
1936 5 93 98 #601
1935 — 104 104 #569
1934 — 117 117 #545
1933 — 128 128 #495
1932 5 115 120 #549
1931 — 100 100 #584
1930 7 120 127 #550
1929 7 124 131 #522
1928 6 130 136 #529
1927 8 135 143 #526
1926 9 147 156 #497
1925 8 144 152 #508
1924 — 155 155 #497
1923 7 138 145 #518
1922 — 145 145 #511
1921 5 165 170 #477
1920 — 123 123 #551
1919 — 139 139 #505
1918 7 162 169 #464
1917 5 154 159 #455
1916 — 149 149 #468
1915 10 139 149 #466
1914 — 106 106 #469
1913 11 83 94 #477
1912 — 89 89 #414
1911 — 51 51 #401
1910 — 54 54 #340
1909 — 37 37 #404
1908 — 39 39 #367
1907 — 44 44 #322
1906 — 29 29 #402
1905 — 35 35 #348
1904 — 35 35 #342
1903 — 33 33 #335
1902 — 37 37 #322
1901 — 33 33 #310
1900 — 53 53 #286
1899 — 34 34 #301
1898 — 33 33 #337
1897 — 36 36 #306
1896 — 31 31 #344
1895 — 38 38 #294
1894 — 27 27 #354
1893 — 32 32 #309
1892 — 45 45 #267
1891 — 28 28 #324
1890 — 23 23 #371
1889 — 32 32 #309
1888 — 36 36 #300
1887 — 21 21 #358
1886 — 38 38 #279
1885 — 24 24 #358
1884 — 27 27 #341
1883 — 27 27 #322
1882 — 21 21 #389
1881 — 34 34 #272
1880 — 25 25 #345