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Fletcher

Meaning: “Arrow maker”

About the name Fletcher

Fletcher is a boy name with English roots, meaning “Arrow maker”.

It has a modern feel. In 2025, Fletcher ranked #547 for boys in the US, with 549 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 2025. Since 2000, 99% of US babies named Fletcher were boys.

Etymology

From English, meaning “arrow-maker”.

Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Fletcher”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.

US rank 2025
#547
In 2015
#665
Babies in 2025
549

Popularity of Fletcher, 1940–2025

013727541254919401960198020002020
Boys GirlsBabies per year in the US

Latest SSA data: 2025.

Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).

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