Is Archer a boy or girl name?
Archer is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 25 girls and 3,093 boys were named Archer, so 0.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.4% of the 28,135 US babies named Archer were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #115
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,154
- Babies named Archer since 1880
- 28,135
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 3,118 babies
Boys and girls named Archer, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 61 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 192 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 221 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 121 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 134 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 121 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 83 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 49 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 127 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,195 | 18 | 1.5% |
| 2010s | 11,467 | 213 | 1.8% |
| 2020s | 13,927 | 154 | 1.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,093 | #115 | 25 | #5,154 |
| 2023 | 2,833 | #129 | 29 | #4,665 |
| 2022 | 2,921 | #126 | 31 | #4,482 |
| 2021 | 2,731 | #139 | 35 | #4,104 |
| 2020 | 2,349 | #160 | 34 | #4,088 |
| 2019 | 1,884 | #206 | 31 | #4,447 |
| 2018 | 1,594 | #239 | 25 | #5,169 |
| 2017 | 1,462 | #254 | 31 | #4,487 |
| 2016 | 1,385 | #263 | 33 | #4,354 |
| 2015 | 1,275 | #289 | 21 | #6,047 |
| 2014 | 1,182 | #301 | 18 | #6,743 |
| 2013 | 899 | #352 | 22 | #5,843 |
| 2012 | 721 | #406 | 12 | #9,165 |
| 2011 | 607 | #446 | 14 | #8,245 |
| 2010 | 458 | #551 | 6 | #15,161 |
| 2009 | 355 | #683 | 12 | #9,445 |
| 2008 | 183 | #1,037 | 6 | #15,612 |
| 2007 | 159 | #1,129 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 104 | #1,467 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 104 | #1,411 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 96 | #1,446 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 62 | #1,888 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 62 | #1,833 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 41 | #2,389 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 29 | #3,000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 38 | #2,352 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,212 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,680 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,410 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,143 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,415 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,259 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,478 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,558 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,230 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,000 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,474 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,432 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,111 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,513 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,266 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,148 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,637 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,156 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,900 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,325 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,478 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 8 | #2,996 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,951 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,550 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,543 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,370 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,714 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,357 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,420 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,827 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,641 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,634 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 14 | #2,148 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 13 | #2,212 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,399 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,379 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 16 | #1,909 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 15 | #1,941 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,462 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,447 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 18 | #1,788 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,152 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 18 | #1,584 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 13 | #1,991 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 15 | #1,910 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,045 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 15 | #1,825 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,331 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,291 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,661 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 18 | #1,631 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 13 | #1,965 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 12 | #2,130 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 15 | #1,863 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,551 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,002 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,875 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,085 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,101 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 16 | #1,962 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,042 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 25 | #1,471 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 18 | #1,875 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 25 | #1,533 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 25 | #1,504 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 18 | #1,890 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 38 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 26 | #1,459 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 38 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 35 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 24 | #1,444 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 24 | #1,417 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 25 | #1,343 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,782 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 9 | #1,953 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 13 | #1,358 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,753 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,431 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,158 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,098 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,148 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,086 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,042 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 10 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 9 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 7 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 8 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 8 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 9 | #642 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Archer reached #115 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #4,088 in 2020. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Archer
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.