Fleming comes from the English tradition, meaning Man from Flanders.
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How popular is Fleming?
1917peak year
Today, Fleming has effectively disappeared from U.S. birth records. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1917, 27 babies were given the name (ranked #1343 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1910s. In all, around 1,017 babies have been registered as Fleming since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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