One who catches; occupational name for a fisherman or hunter.
Derived from the Middle English word 'cachere', this name originally described a person whose job was to catch animals or fish. In a modern American context, it is often associated with the baseball position or the literary protagonist Holden Caulfield. It follows the trend of using occupational surnames as spirited, active first names.
Less common today
Catcher isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,939 in 2005.
The protagonist who dreams of being the 'catcher in the rye' Β· The Catcher in the Rye
A character mentioned in the series as a legendary figure Β· The Boondocks
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).