Fletcher
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About Fletcher
Fletcher is a common surname with a touch of quirkiness; it definitely fits into the So Far Out It's In category--and moving further in all the time along with other occupational names from Parker to Forester.
One notable historical Fletcher is Fletcher Christian, the British seaman and mutineer portrayed on the screen at various times by Errol Flynn, Clark Gable, Marlon Brando and Mel Gibson. A musical namesake is Fletcher Henderson, who was important in the development of big band jazz and swing music.
As of October 2026, Fletcher ranked #547 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #266 in 1892, Nameberry popularity #305.
Editor's take: The name Fletcher is a boy's name of English origin meaning "arrow-maker".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #708 | 341 | 177.5 |
| 2015 | #665 | 387 | 201.9 |
| 2016 | #654 | 403 | 212.4 |
| 2017 | #632 | 410 | 221.5 |
| 2018 | #606 | 445 | 245 |
| 2019 | #624 | 434 | 241.9 |
| 2020 | #653 | 404 | 234.1 |
| 2021 | #657 | 414 | 236.6 |
| 2022 | #674 | 405 | 232 |
| 2023 | #631 | 439 | 256.6 |
| 2024 | #564 | 523 | 303.6 |
| 2025 | #547 | 549 | 321.4 |
World rankings
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Famous Fletchers
- Fletcher Henderson
American big band jazz musician
- Fletcher Pratt
American writer
- Fletcher Christian
English sailor and mutineer on the HMS Bounty
- Fletcher Bowron
35th Mayor of Los Angeles
- Fletcher Cox
American football player
- Fletcher Markle
Canadian actor
- Fletcher Farrow Previn
son of actress Mia Farrow
- Fletcher William Ponting (b. 2014)
son of cricketer Ricky Ponting & Rianna Cantor
- Fletcher Bee
Jones (b. 2008), son of actors Jason Jones and Samantha Bee
- Ashton Fletcher Irwin
drummer of Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer
- Holden Fletcher Fraser
son of actor Brendan Fraser
- Robert Fletcher Morrow (b. 2020)
son of YouTuber Britneyandbaby
Fletcher in pop culture
- Fletcher Pumpernickel Quimby
main character on TV's "A.N.T. Farm"
- Giles Fletcher
character in G. A. Henty's "St. George for England"
- Fletcher O'Leary
character on Australian TV soap "Neighbours"
- Philip Fletcher
main character in G. A. Henty's "St. Bartholomew's Eve"
- Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher
main character in film "Fletch"
- Fletcher Renn
the last teleporter in the Skulduggery Pleasant series
- Phineas and Ferb Flynn
Fletcher, main characters on TV's "Phineas and Ferb"
- Fletcher
main character of the fantasy book series "The Summoner" by Taran Matharu
- Fletcher Blake
character in the 2018 Disney Channel Original Movie/musical "Freaky Friday"