Archer

#4,878 for girls in 2025, 27 births · #98 for boys in 2025, 3,627 births
Given to boys 98.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
2025 · 3,627 births
Debut · boys
9 births
In top 100 · boys
1 yr
of 146 years
Total births · boys
31,391
since 1880

Archer over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202009boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#4,87827#983,627
2024#5,14825#1153,102
2023#4,65529#1292,834
2022#4,47231#1262,922
2021#4,09035#1392,732
2020#4,07834#1602,349
2019#4,43731#2061,884
2018#5,15225#2401,594
2017#4,47731#2541,463
2016#4,34533#2631,385
2015#6,03621#2891,275
2014#6,71318#3011,183
2013#5,83422#353899
2012#9,10912#406721
2011#8,19614#446607
2010#14,9596#551458
2009#9,37912#683355
2008#15,4056#1,037183
2007—#1,129159
2006—#1,467104
2005—#1,411104
2004—#1,44696
2003—#1,88562
2002—#1,83262
2001—#2,38641
2000—#2,99329
1999—#2,34738
1998—#4,19716
1997—#4,66813
1996—#4,39614
1995—#5,12411
1994—#6,3728
1993—#6,2288
1992—#7,4226
1991—#6,5197
1990—#7,1786
1989—#6,9416
1988—#6,4266
1987——
1986——
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1984——
1983——
1982—#6,3855
1981——
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1979—#6,0565
1978——
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1976——
1975—#5,4645
1974—#5,2275
1973—#5,1015
1972—#3,6228
1971—#3,14610
1970—#2,89111
1969—#3,3148
1968——
1967—#2,47011
1966—#2,9868
1965—#3,9305
1964—#2,54611
1963—#2,53911
1962—#2,36412
1961—#2,70610
1960—#3,3377
1959—#2,41412
1958—#2,8189
1957—#2,63110
1956—#2,62810
1955—#2,13914
1954—#2,20713
1953—#2,39111
1952—#2,37611
1951—#1,90416
1950—#1,94115
1949—#2,45310
1948—#2,44310
1947—#1,78618
1946—#2,14312
1945—#1,58118
1944—#1,98813
1943—#1,91015
1942—#2,04213
1941—#1,82115
1940—#2,32210
1939—#2,28810
1938—#2,6468
1937—#1,62718
1936—#1,96413
1935—#2,12712
1934—#1,86015
1933—#2,5429
1932—#1,99514
1931—#2,8648
1930—#2,07914
1929—#2,09614
1928—#1,96016
1927—#2,03416
1926—#1,46625
1925—#1,87018
1924—#1,53225
1923—#1,50225
1922—#1,88318
1921—#1,15938
1920—#1,45726
1919—#1,12238
1918—#1,17235
1917—#1,43724
1916—#1,41524
1915—#1,34225
1914—#1,77213
1913—#1,9459
1912—#1,35313
1911—#1,7405
1910—#1,4216
1909—#1,1557
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1907—#1,0947
1906—#1,1116
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1894—#1,0745
1893—#1,0355
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1889—#9745
1888—#64810
1887—#6319
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1885—#9365
1884—#7647
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1882—#6918
1881—#6538
1880—#6409
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Archer was already there! It came in at #640, and was given to 9 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1883, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Archer is popular in 2009

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Archer, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Archer, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Archer, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Archer, so not publishedNHWashington: #479 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,843 boysWAIdaho: #348 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,461 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Archer, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Archer, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #363 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,086 boysMNIllinois: #818 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 6,596 boysILWisconsin: #442 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,870 boysWIMichigan: #523 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,525 boysMINew York: #731 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 5,669 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Archer, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Archer, so not publishedRIOregon: #357 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,756 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Archer, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Archer, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Archer, so not publishedSDIowa: #398 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,260 boysIAIndiana: #589 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,154 boysINOhio: #758 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 6,265 boysOHPennsylvania: #1,008 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 10,354 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Archer, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Archer, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #652 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 5,765 boysCAUtah: #670 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,597 boysUTColorado: #404 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,211 boysCONebraska: #331 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,482 boysNEMissouri: #550 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,718 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Archer, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Archer, so not publishedWVVirginia: #591 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,216 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Archer, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Archer, so not publishedDEArizona: #607 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,437 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Archer, so not publishedNMKansas: #342 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,674 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Archer, so not publishedARTennessee: #480 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,027 boysTNNorth Carolina: #821 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,730 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Archer, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Archer, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Archer, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Archer, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Archer, so not publishedMSAlabama: #676 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,832 boysALGeorgia: #1,012 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 8,432 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Archer, so not publishedHITexas: #699 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 5,650 boysTXFlorida: #1,453 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 15,883 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nebraska#331 · 1 in 1,482
  2. Kansas#342 · 1 in 1,674
  3. Idaho#348 · 1 in 1,461
  4. Oregon#357 · 1 in 1,756
  5. Minnesota#363 · 1 in 2,086

Best ever in a state: #23 in South Dakota, 2022.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#33171 in 1,482
Kansas#342101 in 1,674
Idaho#34861 in 1,461
Oregon#357111 in 1,756
Minnesota#363141 in 2,086
Iowa#39871 in 2,260
Colorado#404131 in 2,211
Wisconsin#442101 in 2,870
Washington#479131 in 2,843
Tennessee#480121 in 3,027
Michigan#523141 in 3,525
Missouri#55091 in 3,718
Indiana#58991 in 4,154
Virginia#591101 in 4,216
Arizona#60791 in 4,437
California#652421 in 5,765
Utah#67051 in 4,597
Alabama#67651 in 4,832
Texas#699331 in 5,650
New York#731191 in 5,669
Ohio#758101 in 6,265
Illinois#818111 in 6,596
North Carolina#82181 in 6,730
Pennsylvania#1,00861 in 10,354
Georgia#1,01271 in 8,432
Florida#1,45361 in 15,883
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Archer
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 17 spots since 2024 (#115 → #98)
  • 62 spots since 2020 (#160 → #98)
  • 191 spots since 2015 (#289 → #98)
  • Biggest jump: 354 spots in 2009 (#1,037 → #683)
  • Biggest drop: 326 spots in 1889 (#648 → #974)
Rise & fade · boys
145 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2025 at #98 (3,627 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 1 yr · 2025
  • Top 1,000: 25 yrs · run 2009–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 471
  • Highest: 1 in 471 boys born in 2025 were named Archer (0.21%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
  • 56.0% of all boys named Archer (17,566) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s61#631 (1887)#742
1890s10#1,035 (1893)#1,055
1900s25#1,094 (1907)#1,124
1910s192#1,122 (1919)#1,472
1920s221#1,159 (1921)#1,696
1930s121#1,627 (1937)#2,199
1940s134#1,581 (1945)#2,049
1950s121#1,904 (1951)#2,345
1960s83#2,364 (1962)#2,910
1970s49#2,891 (1970)#4,501
1980s17#6,385 (1982)#6,584
1990s127#2,347 (1999)#5,445
2000s1,195#683 (2009)#1,627
2010s11,469#206 (2019)#331
2020s17,566#98 (2025)#128

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Archer in 2009

girls
#9,379
12 births · 1 in 153,093 girls
boys
#683
355 births · 1 in 5,588 boys

Top girls' names in 2009

  1. #1Isabella22,321
  2. #2Emma17,910
  3. #3Olivia17,444
  4. #4Sophia16,951
  5. #5Ava15,877
  6. #6Emily15,366
  7. #7Madison15,257
  8. #8Abigail14,401
  9. #9Chloe11,922
  10. #10Mia11,438
  11. #9,379Archer12

Top boys' names in 2009

  1. #1Jacob21,204
  2. #2Ethan19,858
  3. #3Michael18,964
  4. #4Alexander18,254
  5. #5William17,937
  6. #6Joshua17,671
  7. #7Daniel17,564
  8. #8Jayden17,316
  9. #9Noah17,262
  10. #10Christopher16,368
  11. #683Archer355
More about 2009

girls

1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 153,093 of them was named Archer, which outranked 53.6% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Archer
  1. #8,888Zoraya13
  2. #8,888Zunairah13
  3. #8,888Zurie13
  4. #9,379Archer12
  5. #9,379Aaleigha12
  6. #9,379Aaminah12
  7. #9,379Aamna12
  8. #9,975Aamani11
  9. #9,975Aanika11
  10. #9,975Aariona11

Tied with 595 names at #9,379; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,137Taraji#5,013 → #876
  2. ↑ 2,107Bristol#2,773 → #666
  3. ↑ 836Analia#1,167 → #331
  4. ↑ 773Harlow#1,677 → #904
  5. ↑ 610Maliah#1,405 → #795
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,450Dayami#754 → #2,204
  2. ↓ 953Mareli#723 → #1,676
  3. ↓ 773Mylie#839 → #1,612
  4. ↓ 517Marely#334 → #851
  5. ↓ 515Hillary#722 → #1,237

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 5,588 of them was named Archer, which outranked 95.3% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Archer
  1. #680Giancarlo357
  2. #681Heath356
  3. #681Tyrone356
  4. #683Archer355
  5. #683Layton355
  6. #685Vicente354
  7. #686Deacon353
  8. #686Deven353

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 951Knox#1,655 → #704
  2. ↑ 510Kellan#1,133 → #623
  3. ↑ 462Jaxen#1,329 → #867
  4. ↑ 422Bentley#936 → #514
  5. ↑ 354Archer#1,037 → #683
Fallers
  1. ↓ 493Yurem#995 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 222Cordell#786 → #1,008
  3. ↓ 212Shamar#926 → #1,138
  4. ↓ 201Trevin#797 → #998
  5. ↓ 198Glenn#865 → #1,063

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2009 →