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Fletcher

Boy's name · #547 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Fletcher was #266 in 1892, slipped to #1440 by 1981, and has climbed back to #547 today. Roughly 17,000 boys have been named Fletcher since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#46 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #67 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #80 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #136 in New Zealand (2025) · #283 in Scotland (2025) · #395 in England & Wales (2025) · #709 in Canada (2024).

Famous Fletchers

• Fletcher Christian — HMS Bounty mutineer (1764–1793)
• Fletcher Henderson — American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1897–1952)
• Fletcher Pratt — American military historian and fantasy writer (1897–1956)
• Fletcher Cox — American football player (born 1990)
• Fletcher Knebel — American novelist, journalist (1911–1993)

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 83,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

• Louise Fletcher — American actress (1934–2022)
• Darren Fletcher — Scottish association football player (born 1984)
• John Fletcher — English Jacobean playwright (1579–1625)

In stories & tradition

• Fletcher — Lord Byron (book)

What Fletchers become

Among 121 notable people named Fletcher:

Sports figures appear 1.66× more often than among typical names — e.g. Fletcher Cox, American football player (born 1990).

Similar names: Royal · Florian · Major · Porter · Foster · Forest

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