Fischer
Fischer was the 2215th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 64 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1556th with 104 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 659 places. More babies were named Fischer in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Fisher) fisherman (surname) · English, Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #2,215 boys, down 363 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 64boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2015104 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,177babies recorded
What does the name Fischer mean?
Fischer is a spelling of Fisher, pronounced the same way, so it shares Fisher's meaning and origin.
Fisher is an English occupational surname for a fisherman, from the word fisher, Old English fiscere, as Wiktionary notes; German Fischer and Danish Fisker are its doublets. As a first name it is a surname transfer, recorded in the US since the 1880s and used more in recent years, partly as a word name evoking the outdoors.
fiscere (Old English, “fisherman”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Fischer.
See also: English names, names from occupations.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Fisher', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'fisher' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Fischer popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 19 since 2016.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,215 | 64 |
| 2020 | #1,852 | 80 |
| 2010 | #1,600 | 98 |
| 2000 | #2,309 | 42 |
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How popular is Fischer, counting every spelling?
Fischer is a spelling of Fisher, a name family that ranked #692 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,215 for Fischer on its own. Together these spellings went to 383 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher | 319 | #791 | 1,384 |
| Fischer | 64 | #2,215 | 369 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Fischer?
64 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Fischer (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Fischer born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 131 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Fischer.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Fischer?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Fischer are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 8 and 19. That makes Fischer mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Fischer by state
How common Fischer was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 43 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Fischer: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Fischer, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Fischer
What does Fischer mean?
Fischer is a spelling of Fisher, which means “fisherman (surname)” (English, Old English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Fischer?
Fischer was the 2215th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 64 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1556th with 104 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 659 places. More babies were named Fischer in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Fischer a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Fischer in the US.
Where is Fischer most popular?
In 2021–2025, Fischer was most common in Iowa (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by Michigan and Utah.