Given name & surname
Fields
“from the field”
Fields is a variant of Fielding. One English interpretation is “from the field.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Fields is a variant of Fielding. One English interpretation is “from the field.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Fields is a variant of Fielding. An origin associated with Fielding is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Fields through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 200
- 200 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 32
- #3,539 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +125%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 32 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,539 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 125.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, North Carolina had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 219 as a first name in 2020; 103,194 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Fields’s family of names
Fields has a related form in Fielding.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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