Is Fleming a boy or girl name?

Fleming is a boy’s name. Of the 1,017 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Fleming

Recorded 1880–2006 · United States

Fleming was most popular in 1917, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,637 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,017 people named Fleming.

Fleming over time

Births per year. The dot marks Fleming’s peak in 1917. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Fleming a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Fleming is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,017 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were 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.

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