Shooter
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SHOO-ter
- Origin
- English
Shooter is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “one who shoots”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shooter mean?
English: English word and occasional surname
“one who shoots”
English word name; Shooter also exists as an old English surname for an archer.
Is Shooter a girl's or a boy's name?
Shooter is a boys' name.
How popular is Shooter in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 30 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Shooter in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shooter in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 25 | #3,962 |
| 2012 | 21 | #4,530 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 29 | #3,632 |
| 2009 | 30 | #3,549 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,710 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,207 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
Names like Shooter
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shooter: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shooter, updated 20 October 2026.