Is Fischer a boy or girl name?

Fischer is a boy’s name. Of the 2,177 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.9% were girls and 99.1% were boys.

Fischer

Recorded 1993–2025 · United States

Fischer was most popular in 2015, when 104 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,449 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,741, with 64 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,177 people named Fischer.

Fischer over time

Births per year. The dot marks Fischer’s peak in 2015. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Fischer a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Fischer is a boy’s name — 0.9% of the 2,177 Americans given it were girls and 99.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 2% girls and 98% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Fischer

Where Fischer is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org