Infographic of Fletcher name meaning, which is “A maker of arrows,” from the Old French fleche, an arrow.
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Fletcher Name Popularity

How popular is the name Fletcher? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 278 40 0.0114%
1911 388 22 0.0059%
1912 415 48 0.0095%
1913 517 37 0.0065%
1914 460 71 0.0102%
1915 441 111 0.0122%
1916 432 124 0.0128%
1917 466 110 0.011%
1918 464 122 0.0114%
1919 503 103 0.0098%
1920 606 70 0.0063%
1921 462 136 0.0119%
1922 526 105 0.0094%
1923 522 103 0.0092%
1924 532 106 0.0091%
1925 521 102 0.009%
1926 516 102 0.0093%
1927 522 102 0.0092%
1928 526 97 0.0091%
1929 521 91 0.0088%
1930 543 85 0.0081%
1931 606 60 0.0061%
1932 514 89 0.009%
1933 510 86 0.0092%
1934 554 78 0.0081%
1935 602 59 0.0061%
1936 580 64 0.0066%
1937 581 65 0.0066%
1938 537 80 0.0078%
1939 559 70 0.0069%
1940 675 44 0.0041%
1941 600 63 0.0056%
1942 641 60 0.0048%
1943 661 56 0.0043%
1944 611 61 0.0049%
1945 623 56 0.0046%
1946 636 62 0.0042%
1947 719 51 0.0031%
1948 614 77 0.0048%
1949 626 74 0.0046%
1950 618 79 0.0049%
1951 636 79 0.0047%
1952 687 63 0.0036%
1953 727 57 0.0032%
1954 784 47 0.0026%
1955 698 68 0.0037%
1956 987 23 0.0012%
1957 787 49 0.0025%
1958 756 56 0.003%
1959 849 40 0.0021%
1960 982 24 0.0013%
1961 857 41 0.0022%
1962 863 38 0.0021%
1963 867 37 0.0021%
1964 810 46 0.0026%
1965 841 38 0.0023%
1966 836 37 0.0024%
1967 866 33 0.0022%
1968 938 26 0.0017%
1969 1,019 23 0.0015%
1970 840 50 0.0031%
1971 1,074 23 0.0015%
1972 1,737 5 0.0004%
1973 1,856 5 0.0004%
1974 1,858 5 0.0004%
1975 1,626 7 0.0005%
1976 1,434 11 0.0009%
1977 1,479 11 0.0008%
1978 1,426 12 0.0009%
1979 1,831 6 0.0004%
1980 1,213 23 0.0016%
1981 — 0 0%
1982 1,698 8 0.0005%
1983 1,836 6 0.0004%
1984 1,126 28 0.0019%
1985 1,089 34 0.0022%
1986 1,025 41 0.0027%
1987 1,204 28 0.0018%
1988 1,782 11 0.0007%
1989 1,453 22 0.0014%
1990 1,326 32 0.0019%
1991 1,605 19 0.0012%
1992 1,449 27 0.0017%
1993 1,278 38 0.0024%
1994 1,199 45 0.0029%
1995 1,437 29 0.0019%
1996 1,426 31 0.0021%
1997 1,483 29 0.002%
1998 1,373 39 0.0026%
1999 1,121 69 0.0046%
2000 1,092 80 0.0052%
2001 1,134 74 0.0049%
2002 1,015 101 0.0067%
2003 1,002 107 0.007%
2004 977 119 0.0078%
2005 1,023 111 0.0073%
2006 1,073 111 0.0071%
2007 991 138 0.0087%
2008 1,027 127 0.0082%
2009 919 165 0.011%
2010 866 187 0.013%
2011 885 174 0.0122%
2012 770 237 0.0166%
2013 750 248 0.0174%
2014 695 297 0.0204%
2015 644 344 0.0236%
2016 641 354 0.0246%
2017 617 366 0.0262%
2018 591 404 0.0294%
2019 603 395 0.0292%
2020 654 352 0.0277%
2021 643 379 0.031%
2022 680 351 0.0266%

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What names are variants of Fletcher?

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Flecher

Arrow-maker

English

Fletch

Arrow-maker

Welsh

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Siblings of Fletcher

Mamas with kids named Fletcher also have kids with these names.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Clarke

Cleric, clerk

Latin

Fisher

Fisherman

English

Talia

Heaven's dew

Hebrew

4 Comments

  1. My husband and I were looking for a classic/vintage name that was not common. Many lists have names like Emmit and Everett (which are great but we knew a couple of each).
    So knowing what we wanted, vintage and uncommon, we were keeping our eyes and ears open. One day we were watching our team, the Philadelphia Eagles (GO BIRDS!), and one of their players has the first name Fletcher. We both loved the name! Looking into the meaning of the name it means arrow maker and we thought that was pretty cool.
    Now that he is here we couldn’t imagine his name being anything else! We just love him so much ?

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  2. On a whim we decided to look for boy names on a hunting/outdoors themed list for our second child. We both read Fletcher and loved the sound of it. It’s a surname, and also occupation related (meaning a maker of arrows). We loved that it’s unique, while not completely unheard of. We call humbly Fletch or Fletchy for short, and I like to think even as an adult, Fletch will still fit him perfectly. It also reminds me of the verse in the Bible that talks about children being like arrows, and to fill your quiver. While he certainly filled ours, I also pray that one day he will be a strong and bold man who isn’t afraid to be a father, either to his own children, or the fatherless people in his life ?. His name reminds me of the prayer 1,000 times a day ?.

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  3. Fletcher is an occupational name meaning arrow maker. It is also one of those “Grandpa-chic” old school names that peaked in the 1800’s but is currently very uncommon. It also has Biblical/Christian ties as the Psalms tell us “Blessed is he whose quiver is full”. A strong, two syllable boys name.

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  4. I chose the name Fletcher because it has a nice, rustic vibe to it. Fletcher means “arrow-maker” and fletch is the feather part of the arrow.

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