Name profile

Fisher

A name meaning "fisherman".

PronunciationAmerican English /ˈfɪʃ.əɹ/; British English /ˈfɪʃ.ə/
Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2025)#791

Meaning and history

Derived from an English surname meaning “fisherman.”

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 181 births, rank #1,016
2007: 212 births, rank #934
2008: 237 births, rank #886
2009: 256 births, rank #841
2010: 255 births, rank #836
20112011: 249 births, rank #855
2012: 262 births, rank #834
2013: 247 births, rank #862
2014: 304 births, rank #769
2015: 294 births, rank #790
20162016: 310 births, rank #774
2017: 307 births, rank #763
2018: 282 births, rank #801
2019: 300 births, rank #777
2020: 246 births, rank #907
20212021: 265 births, rank #871
2022: 267 births, rank #885
2023: 268 births, rank #874
2024: 265 births, rank #891
20252025: 319 births, rank #791

Fisher rose from #892 to #791 for boys between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 319.