Is Arrow a boy or girl name?
Arrow is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 47 girls and 100 boys were named Arrow, so 32% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 33.4% of the 2,461 US babies named Arrow were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,672
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,331
- Babies named Arrow since 1971
- 2,461
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 283 babies
Boys and girls named Arrow, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 42 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 79 | 15 | 16% |
| 2010s | 868 | 473 | 35.3% |
| 2020s | 622 | 334 | 34.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100 | #1,672 | 47 | #3,331 |
| 2023 | 116 | #1,517 | 64 | #2,706 |
| 2022 | 123 | #1,468 | 53 | #3,075 |
| 2021 | 128 | #1,423 | 79 | #2,311 |
| 2020 | 155 | #1,215 | 91 | #2,037 |
| 2019 | 161 | #1,188 | 82 | #2,232 |
| 2018 | 172 | #1,122 | 111 | #1,831 |
| 2017 | 138 | #1,307 | 75 | #2,403 |
| 2016 | 122 | #1,421 | 72 | #2,505 |
| 2015 | 97 | #1,641 | 62 | #2,812 |
| 2014 | 60 | #2,234 | 29 | #4,784 |
| 2013 | 38 | #2,960 | 17 | #7,084 |
| 2012 | 34 | #3,238 | 20 | #6,367 |
| 2011 | 28 | #3,702 | 5 | #17,066 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,059 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,576 | 6 | #15,480 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,738 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,861 | 9 | #11,745 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,489 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,148 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,998 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,664 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,475 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,690 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,786 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,556 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,196 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,954 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,880 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,518 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,304 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,476 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,596 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,898 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,086 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,964 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Arrow reached #1,122 in 2018. As a girl name, it reached #1,831 in 2018. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Arrow
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.