Fleming
Boy name · Anglo Saxon · English · French
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #644 in 1883
0 babies were named Fleming in the US in 2025.
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US births per million boys, 1880–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryFleming has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Flemings, and counting.
- Best yearIts best year was 1883, when it reached #644.
About the name Fleming
Fleming is a boy name of Anglo Saxon, English and French origin. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with F and ending in “-ing”. US birth records list Fleming for boys from 1880 to 2006, in 91 of those 127 years. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked #644 among boy names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2006, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Anglo Saxon namesEnglish namesFrench names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 36 | 27,525 boys |
| 1890s | 39 | 25,913 boys |
| 1900s | 40 | 24,888 boys |
| 1910s | 30 | 33,069 boys |
| 1920s | 16 | 62,539 boys |
| 1930s | 13 | 74,405 boys |
| 1940s | 8.3 | 120,337 boys |
| 1950s | 5.6 | 177,936 boys |
| 1960s | 4.4 | 225,734 boys |
| 1970s | 2.6 | 384,615 boys |
| 1980s | 0.4 | 2,564,103 boys |
| 1990s | 0.3 | 4,000,000 boys |
| 2000s | 0.3 | 2,916,667 boys |
Other spellings of Fleming
More Anglo Saxon boy names
- Unisex name: Tate · cheerful
- Boy name: Lewis · famous warrior
- Boy name: Finan · fair
- Boy name: Chapman · merchant
- Boy name: Eddison · son of Edward
- Unisex name: Silver · silver
- Boy name: Shephard · sheep herder
- Boy name: Boniface · good fate
Questions about the name Fleming
What is the origin of the name Fleming?
Fleming has Anglo Saxon, English, French roots in our records. Other Anglo Saxon names include Tate, Lewis, Finan.
Is Fleming a boy or girl name?
Fleming is a boy name.
How popular is the name Fleming?
Fleming is rare: fewer than 5 US boys got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2006. It peaked at #644 in 1883.