boy's name

Fisher

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Top 1000 (US)
  • Births on record 6,963

the United States

#791

2025 births

Fisher is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 319 babies in the United States, ranking #791. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

  • Peaked in 2025, when 319 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 10,393 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1882.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Fisher over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

2,847
'80 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '70 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Fisher by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 7
1900s 10
1910s 67
1920s 54
1930s 35
1940s 25
1950s 10
1970s 5
1990s 282
2000s 1,652
2010s 2,847
2020s (to 2025) 1,652

How popular is Fisher?

In 2025, Fisher was given to 319 babies in the United States, ranking #791 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Where Fisher is used

United States #791 319 in 2025
Canada #2,020 10 in 2024
England & Wales #5,298 3 in 2010

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Fisher

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Fisher also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Fisher over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Fisher

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Fisher — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Fisher

How popular is the name Fisher?

In 2025, Fisher was given to 319 babies in the United States, ranking #791 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Is Fisher a girl's or a boy's name?

Fisher is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Fisher?

Fisher has 2 syllables.

When was Fisher most popular?

Fisher peaked in 2025, when 319 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Fisher a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Fisher currently ranks #791 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.