Archer
Boy · AR-cher · English
Archer is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “bowman”. In 2025 it ranked 156th for boys in the UK (381 babies) and 98th for boys in the US (3,627 babies).
What does Archer mean?
English: occupational surname, via French from Latin arcus, 'bow'
“bowman”
Began as an occupational surname for a bowman, from the Old French archier.
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- AR-cher
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Is Archer a girl's or a boy's name?
Archer is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 381 boys in the UK and 27 girls and 3,627 boys in the US.
How popular is Archer in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #156among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 381about 1 in 790 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.8%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 381 boys in the UK were named Archer, making it the 156th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 180th.
2025 had the most boys named Archer of any year since it first appeared, in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Archer in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 152nd in England and Wales, 198th in Scotland and 270th in Northern Ireland.
Archer in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 381 | #156 |
| 2024 | 321 | #179 |
| 2023 | 314 | #184 |
| 2022 | 320 | #177 |
| 2021 | 332 | #182 |
| 2020 | 329 | #180 |
| 2019 | 301 | #189 |
| 2018 | 297 | #198 |
| 2017 | 252 | #243 |
| 2016 | 188 | #304 |
| 2015 | 148 | #352 |
| 2014 | 123 | #382 |
| 2013 | 102 | #446 |
| 2012 | 81 | #521 |
| 2011 | 45 | #773 |
| 2010 | 36 | #883 |
| 2009 | 26 | #1,086 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,547 |
| 2007 | 25 | #1,065 |
| 2006 | 31 | #880 |
| 2005 | 21 | #1,098 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,490 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
How popular is Archer in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #98among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3,627about 1 in 470 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 64% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.9%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3,627 boys in the US were named Archer, making it the 98th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 160th. 27 girls were also named Archer in 2025 (4,877th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Archer of any year since the records began in 1880.
Half of all the boys named Archer in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Archer in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,627 | #98 |
| 2024 | 3,102 | #115 |
| 2023 | 2,834 | #129 |
| 2022 | 2,922 | #126 |
| 2021 | 2,732 | #139 |
| 2020 | 2,349 | #160 |
| 2019 | 1,884 | #206 |
| 2018 | 1,594 | #240 |
| 2017 | 1,463 | #254 |
| 2016 | 1,385 | #263 |
| 2015 | 1,275 | #289 |
| 2014 | 1,183 | #301 |
| 2013 | 899 | #353 |
| 2012 | 721 | #406 |
| 2011 | 607 | #446 |
| 2010 | 458 | #551 |
| 2009 | 355 | #683 |
| 2008 | 183 | #1,037 |
| 2007 | 159 | #1,129 |
| 2006 | 104 | #1,467 |
| 2005 | 104 | #1,410 |
| 2004 | 96 | #1,444 |
| 2003 | 62 | #1,882 |
| 2002 | 62 | #1,829 |
| 2001 | 41 | #2,382 |
| 2000 | 29 | #2,987 |
| 1999 | 38 | #2,344 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,620 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,144 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,890 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,313 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,469 |
| 1966 | 8 | #2,985 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,545 |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,538 |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,363 |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,704 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,413 |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,816 |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,629 |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,626 |
| 1955 | 14 | #2,138 |
| 1954 | 13 | #2,206 |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,390 |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,374 |
| 1951 | 16 | #1,903 |
| 1950 | 15 | #1,940 |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,452 |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,442 |
| 1947 | 18 | #1,785 |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,142 |
| 1945 | 18 | #1,580 |
| 1944 | 13 | #1,987 |
| 1943 | 15 | #1,909 |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,041 |
| 1941 | 15 | #1,821 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,322 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,288 |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,646 |
| 1937 | 18 | #1,627 |
| 1936 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 1935 | 12 | #2,127 |
| 1934 | 15 | #1,860 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,541 |
| 1932 | 14 | #1,995 |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,863 |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,079 |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,095 |
| 1928 | 16 | #1,960 |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,034 |
| 1926 | 25 | #1,466 |
| 1925 | 18 | #1,869 |
| 1924 | 25 | #1,532 |
| 1923 | 25 | #1,502 |
| 1922 | 18 | #1,883 |
| 1921 | 38 | #1,159 |
| 1920 | 26 | #1,457 |
| 1919 | 38 | #1,122 |
| 1918 | 35 | #1,172 |
| 1917 | 24 | #1,437 |
| 1916 | 24 | #1,415 |
| 1915 | 25 | #1,342 |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,771 |
| 1913 | 9 | #1,944 |
| 1912 | 13 | #1,352 |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,739 |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,420 |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,155 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,093 |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,110 |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,136 |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,073 |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,034 |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #973 |
| 1888 | 10 | #648 |
| 1887 | 9 | #631 |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #935 |
| 1884 | 7 | #764 |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 8 | #691 |
| 1881 | 8 | #653 |
| 1880 | 9 | #640 |
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