Name profile

Fletcher

A name meaning "maker of arrows".

PronunciationAmerican English /ˈflɛt͡ʃ.əɹ/; British English /ˈflɛt͡ʃ.ə/
Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2025)#545

Meaning and history

Fletcher is a surname derived from Middle English, where it meant “maker of arrows,” ultimately from Old French flechier.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 174 births, rank #1,043
2007: 202 births, rank #971
2008: 196 births, rank #995
2009: 221 births, rank #932
2010: 237 births, rank #883
20112011: 232 births, rank #889
2012: 285 births, rank #793
2013: 287 births, rank #782
2014: 341 births, rank #708
2015: 387 births, rank #665
20162016: 403 births, rank #654
2017: 410 births, rank #633
2018: 445 births, rank #606
2019: 434 births, rank #624
2020: 404 births, rank #653
20212021: 414 births, rank #657
2022: 405 births, rank #674
2023: 440 births, rank #630
2024: 526 births, rank #564
20252025: 549 births, rank #545

Fletcher rose from #564 to #547 for boys between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 549.