Fisher
Meaning not yet sourced
Editor’s note 319 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales
Boy’s name · /ˈfɪʃɚ/
What Fisher means
Meaning not yet sourced. Wiktionary has no word-by-word meaning for Fisher yet, and we don’t write our own.
Editor’s note 319 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales Worked out from the official US and England & Wales counts, not a meaning.
How popular is Fisher?
▲ 100 vs 2024
US: Steady: #790 in 2015, #791 now.
Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 319 boys got the name (#791 that year). First in the US records in 1882.
How common
- About 1 in 5,354 baby boys in the US in 2025
“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.
Where in the US
Most popular in AL (0.93 per 1,000 boys), AR (0.87 per 1,000 boys), UT (0.76 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.
SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.
US vs UK
Fisher is #791 in the US. It is not in the England & Wales list for 2025.
| Rank 2025 | Babies | How common | Rank 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | #791 | 319 | 1 in 5,354 | #790 |
| England & Wales | – | – | – | – |
| Scotland | – | – | – | – |
Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).
Boy or girl?
In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Fisher were boys.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| US 2025 | 0 | 319 |
| England & Wales 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| US all years since 1880 | 65 | 6,581 |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 0 | 6 |
Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.
How to say it
Wiktionary only lists the US pronunciation so far.
IPA from Wiktionary.
If you like Fisher
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For a sister
- Reese#192“ardor”*
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- Kennedy#85“head + ugly”*
Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Fisher’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.
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