Archer

Boy name

Archer has been given to 31,803 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #98 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈɑː.t͡ʃəː/

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

31,803

Peak year

2025 (3,654 babies)

Rank in 2025

#98 for boys

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +182%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Archer John Porter Martin

British chemist (1910–2002)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Archer.

32,956 babies since 1880

30,530 babies since 1966

33,207 babies since 1880

33,338 babies since 1880

33,499 babies since 1911

33,833 babies since 1880

29,762 babies since 1880

34,052 babies since 1985

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