Fielder
A name derived from an occupational term for someone who worked in fields.
Name Census estimates that about 76 living Americans carry the first name Fielder. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Fielder today is around 7 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Fielder births was 2021 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Fielder. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Fielder. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
76
~ 1 in 4,509,926 Americans
Peak year
2021
10 babies that year
Average age
7
years old
2023 SSA rank
#9,174
Tracked since 2011
Census
Fielder in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 118 people with the first name Fielder, which placed it at #50,661 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#50,661
National first-name rank
People counted
118
118 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
80.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Fielder
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Fielder is White at 80.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (9.3%) and Black (4.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Fielder described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Fielder at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White80.5% · 95
- Hispanic or Latino9.3% · 11
- Black or African American4.2% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.4% · 4
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.5% · 3
Popularity
Fielder: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Fielder from the 2010s through to the 2020s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 41 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Fielder by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Fielder during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Fielder
The given name Fielder is an English occupational name derived from the Old English word "feld," meaning "field." It originally referred to someone who worked in the fields or lived near open fields. The earliest known use of the name dates back to the late 12th century, when it appeared as a surname in England.
During the Middle Ages, Fielder was a relatively common name among peasants and farmers in rural areas of England. It was often used to distinguish individuals who worked as agricultural laborers or tended to fields owned by noblemen or the church. The name gained popularity as a given name in the 16th and 17th centuries, particularly among Protestant families in England.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the given name Fielder was Fielder Boughton, an English politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Warwickshire in the early 17th century (born around 1590). Another notable bearer of the name was Fielder King, a prominent English merchant and landowner in the 18th century (born in 1701).
In the 19th century, the name Fielder gained some prominence in the United States, particularly in the southern states. One of the most famous individuals with this name was Fielder Jones, an American baseball player and manager who played for several teams in the early 20th century (born in 1871, died in 1944).
Another notable Fielder was Fielder Alexander Hudson, an American educator and civil rights activist who played a significant role in the desegregation of public schools in the state of Virginia (born in 1912, died in 2005). He was instrumental in the legal battle that led to the landmark Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.
In more recent times, one of the most recognizable bearers of the name Fielder was Prince Fielder, an American professional baseball player who played for several teams in Major League Baseball, including the Milwaukee Brewers and the Texas Rangers (born in 1984).
While the name Fielder has its roots in the agricultural heritage of England, it has transcended its occupational origins and gained a broader appeal in various English-speaking countries, particularly in the United States.
People
Fielder + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Fielder as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with F
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Fielder: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fielder?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 76 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Fielder going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 4,509,926 US residents.
Is Fielder a common name?
We classify Fielder as "Very Rare". It ranks above 60.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 77 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Fielder most popular?
The single biggest year for Fielder was 2021, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Fielder is about 7 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Fielder in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 118 people with the name Fielder, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #50,661 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Fielder in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Fielder?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Fielder leans strongly male. 110 people counted with this name were male (94.8%), compared with 6 female bearers (5.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Fielder?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Fielder is White at 80.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (9.3%) and Black (4.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Fielder most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Fielder in the 2020 Census, accounting for 80.5% (95 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Fielder in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Fielder a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Fielder in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Fielder still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Fielder in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Fielder can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Fielder?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Fielder at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.