Fletcher is a boy's name of English origin meaning “arrow-maker.” In 2024 it was given to 523 boys in the United States.
Fletcher belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “arrow-maker” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Fletcher first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #266 in 1892, and in 2024 523 babies received the name — 16,866 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Fletcher means “arrow-maker” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Fletcher is a boy name. In 2024, 523 babies received the name in the US.
Fletcher comes from the English & American tradition.
Fletcher first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #266 in 1892, and 523 babies were given the name in 2024.
Fletcher is pronounced /ˈflɛt͡ʃɚ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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