Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Fisher

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #791 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#791
among boys · ↑101 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
319
named Fisher · +18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,354
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
319 babies
All-time total
6,646
#1,519 all-time among boys
First recorded
1882
in Social Security records

Fisher popularity over time

6,646 babies have been named Fisher since 1882, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 7 7 1 – #787
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – 10 10 1 – #1,186
1910s – 67 67 7 +570% #1,351
1920s – 54 54 5 -19% #3,047
1930s – 35 35 4 -35% #3,278
1940s – 25 25 3 -29% #3,628
1950s – 10 10 1 -60% #4,002
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 5 5 1 – #5,224
1980s – – – – – –
1990s – 282 282 28 – #1,586
2000s 6 1,646 1,652 165 +486% #841
2010s 37 2,810 2,847 285 +72% #764
2020s (to 2025) 22 1,630 1,652 275 -3% #791

Where Fisher is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 323 0.19 outside top 500
2027 326 0.19 outside top 500
2028 329 0.19 outside top 500
2029 331 0.19 outside top 500
2030 333 0.20 outside top 500

Where Fisher is most popular

Boys named Fisher per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.160 per 1,000. Strongest in Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Fisher born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Alabama 89 0.814 +408%
Mississippi 46 0.810 +405%
Arkansas 43 0.679 +324%
Oklahoma 44 0.497 +210%
Alaska 5 0.420 +162%
Utah 39 0.409 +155%
North Carolina 101 0.396 +147%
Tennessee 65 0.360 +125%
Louisiana 33 0.323 +101%
South Carolina 33 0.319 +99%
Michigan 59 0.288 +80%
Iowa 18 0.261 +63%
Georgia 66 0.261 +63%
Missouri 36 0.260 +62%
Florida 113 0.239 +49%
Kentucky 18 0.179 +12%
Virginia 33 0.174 +9%
Colorado 22 0.170 +6%
West Virginia 5 0.153 ≈ national
Texas 101 0.115 -28%
Washington 16 0.098 -39%
Kansas 6 0.087 -45%
Wisconsin 10 0.084 -47%
Illinois 21 0.082 -49%
Oregon 6 0.079 -51%
Indiana 11 0.069 -57%
Ohio 16 0.060 -62%
California 52 0.057 -64%
Pennsylvania 14 0.053 -67%
Minnesota 6 0.049 -69%
New York 10 0.023 -86%
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Fisher

Fisher is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #791 in 2025 with 319 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1882, 6,646 American babies have been named Fisher. Its peak came in 2025, when 319 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Fisher stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Fisher?

The median living Fisher is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 17. An estimated 6,400 people named Fisher are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Fisher year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 319 #791
2024 5 #16,086 265 #892
2023 5 #15,975 268 #874
2022 5 #16,124 267 #885
2021 – – 265 #874
2020 7 #12,587 246 #908
2019 8 #11,715 300 #778
2018 6 #14,396 282 #801
2017 7 #13,180 307 #764
2016 5 #17,120 310 #774
2015 – – 294 #792
2014 – – 304 #770
2013 5 #17,438 247 #863
2012 6 #15,590 262 #834
2011 – – 249 #856
2010 – – 255 #836
2009 – – 256 #841
2008 – – 237 #886
2007 6 #16,142 212 #936
2006 – – 181 #1,017
2005 – – 172 #1,000
2004 – – 166 #997
2003 – – 122 #1,206
2002 – – 108 #1,261
2001 – – 107 #1,246
2000 – – 85 #1,451
1995 – – 19 #3,470
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – 5 #3,628
1935 – – – –
1930 – – 7 #3,399
1925 – – 7 #3,527
1920 – – 9 #3,047
1915 – – 8 #2,918
1910 – – 7 #1,351
1905 – – 5 #1,302
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Fisher

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Fisher Stevens Fisher Stevens American actor, director, producer and writer (born 1963) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Fisher, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Fisher?

The median living Fisher is about 11 years old. Half of all living Fishers are between 5 and 17 years old.

How many people named Fisher are alive today?

An estimated 6,400 people named Fisher are alive in the United States, based on 6,646 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Fisher in 2025?

Fisher ranked #791 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 319 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Fisher?

6,646 babies have been named Fisher in the United States since 1882, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Fisher most popular?

Fisher peaked in 2025, when 319 newborns received the name.

Is Fisher a boy or girl name?

Fisher is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Fisher rising or falling?

Fisher has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Fisher become more popular?

Fisher looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 333 boys named Fisher in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Fisher?

Well-known people named Fisher include Fisher Stevens (actor).

Names like Fisher

Names that sound and feel close to Fisher: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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