# Fuller (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/fuller/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfʊ.ləɹ/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 475 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 475 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

From fuller.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | 9,979 |
| 2012 | 11 | 7,208 |
| 2013 | 9 | 8,331 |
| 2014 | 11 | 7,208 |
| 2015 | 8 | 9,013 |
| 2016 | 7 | 9,998 |
| 2017 | 13 | 6,431 |
| 2018 | 6 | 11,224 |
| 2019 | 5 | 12,781 |
| 2020 | 5 | 12,686 |
| 2021 | 9 | 8,389 |
| 2022 | 8 | 9,267 |
| 2023 | 9 | 8,469 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8,551 |
| 2025 | 15 | 5,947 |

## People named Fuller

- Fuller Warren, American politician (1905-1973)
- Orator Fuller Cook, American botanist and entomologist (1867-1949)
- Charles Fuller Baker, American botanist and entomologist (1872-1927)
- John Alexander Fuller Maitland, British music critic (1856-1936)
- Ashley Olsen, American businesswoman, fashion designer and actress (born 1986)
- Stephen F. Austin, American empresario, founder of Texas, namesake of Austin, Texas (1793-1836)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.