Archer
Archer was given to 3,627 boys in 2025, #98 among boys’ names; 31,803 Americans have been recorded with it since 1880 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 30,800 Americans named Archer and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (97% of everyone recorded); the median is 6 years old and half are between 3 and 10.
Archer came back: it left the boys’ top 1,000 after 1889 and returned in 2009.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Archer by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Archer mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Archer is “a male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.”
/ˈɑɹ.t͡ʃɚ/
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Archer?
#98 among boys’ names, 2025
Archer rose from #289 in 2015 to #98 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born rose from 0.67 to 2.1 per 1,000.
3,654 babies in 2025, the peak
Archer peaked in 2025, when 3,654 babies were given it (3,627 boys, #98 among boys’ names). In 2024 it went to 3,102 boys.
Births by sex.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,627 | #98 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | 3,102 | #115 | 1.8 |
| 2023 | 2,834 | #129 | 1.7 |
| 2022 | 2,922 | #126 | 1.7 |
| 2021 | 2,732 | #139 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | 2,349 | #160 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | 1,884 | #206 | 1.1 |
| 2018 | 1,594 | #240 | 0.88 |
| 2017 | 1,463 | #254 | 0.79 |
| 2016 | 1,385 | #263 | 0.73 |
Every recorded year (119)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,275 | #289 | 0.67 |
| 2014 | 1,183 | #301 | 0.62 |
| 2013 | 899 | #353 | 0.48 |
| 2012 | 721 | #406 | 0.38 |
| 2011 | 607 | #446 | 0.32 |
| 2010 | 458 | #551 | 0.24 |
| 2009 | 355 | #683 | 0.18 |
| 2008 | 183 | #1,037 | 0.09 |
| 2007 | 159 | #1,129 | 0.08 |
| 2006 | 104 | #1,467 | 0.05 |
| 2005 | 104 | #1,410 | 0.05 |
| 2004 | 96 | #1,444 | 0.05 |
| 2003 | 62 | #1,885 | 0.03 |
| 2002 | 62 | #1,830 | 0.03 |
| 2001 | 41 | #2,385 | 0.02 |
| 2000 | 29 | #2,994 | 0.01 |
| 1999 | 38 | #2,349 | 0.02 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,208 | 0.01 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,675 | 0.01 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,405 | 0.01 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,137 | 0.01 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,408 | under 0.01 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,254 | under 0.01 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,472 | under 0.01 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,552 | under 0.01 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,223 | under 0.01 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,994 | under 0.01 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,467 | under 0.01 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,428 | under 0.01 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,109 | under 0.01 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,511 | under 0.01 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,264 | under 0.01 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,146 | under 0.01 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,637 | under 0.01 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,154 | 0.01 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,900 | 0.01 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,323 | under 0.01 |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,477 | 0.01 |
| 1966 | 8 | #2,995 | under 0.01 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,950 | under 0.01 |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,549 | 0.01 |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,542 | 0.01 |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,369 | 0.01 |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,711 | under 0.01 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,357 | under 0.01 |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,419 | 0.01 |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,826 | under 0.01 |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,641 | under 0.01 |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,632 | under 0.01 |
| 1955 | 14 | #2,147 | 0.01 |
| 1954 | 13 | #2,211 | 0.01 |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,398 | 0.01 |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,378 | 0.01 |
| 1951 | 16 | #1,908 | 0.01 |
| 1950 | 15 | #1,940 | 0.01 |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,460 | 0.01 |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,446 | 0.01 |
| 1947 | 18 | #1,787 | 0.01 |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,151 | 0.01 |
| 1945 | 18 | #1,583 | 0.01 |
| 1944 | 13 | #1,990 | 0.01 |
| 1943 | 15 | #1,910 | 0.01 |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,045 | 0.01 |
| 1941 | 15 | #1,825 | 0.01 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,331 | 0.01 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,291 | 0.01 |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,661 | 0.01 |
| 1937 | 18 | #1,631 | 0.02 |
| 1936 | 13 | #1,965 | 0.01 |
| 1935 | 12 | #2,130 | 0.01 |
| 1934 | 15 | #1,863 | 0.01 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,550 | 0.01 |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,002 | 0.01 |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,874 | 0.01 |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,085 | 0.01 |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,100 | 0.01 |
| 1928 | 16 | #1,962 | 0.01 |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,042 | 0.01 |
| 1926 | 25 | #1,471 | 0.02 |
| 1925 | 18 | #1,874 | 0.02 |
| 1924 | 25 | #1,533 | 0.02 |
| 1923 | 25 | #1,504 | 0.02 |
| 1922 | 18 | #1,890 | 0.02 |
| 1921 | 38 | #1,159 | 0.03 |
| 1920 | 26 | #1,459 | 0.02 |
| 1919 | 38 | #1,123 | 0.04 |
| 1918 | 35 | #1,173 | 0.03 |
| 1917 | 24 | #1,444 | 0.03 |
| 1916 | 24 | #1,417 | 0.03 |
| 1915 | 25 | #1,343 | 0.03 |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,781 | 0.02 |
| 1913 | 9 | #1,952 | 0.02 |
| 1912 | 13 | #1,357 | 0.03 |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,752 | 0.02 |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,430 | 0.03 |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,158 | 0.04 |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,097 | 0.05 |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,116 | 0.05 |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,147 | 0.04 |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,085 | 0.04 |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,041 | 0.04 |
| 1889 | 5 | #979 | 0.05 |
| 1888 | 10 | #651 | 0.08 |
| 1887 | 9 | #632 | 0.09 |
| 1885 | 5 | #943 | 0.05 |
| 1884 | 7 | #772 | 0.06 |
| 1882 | 8 | #700 | 0.07 |
| 1881 | 8 | #655 | 0.08 |
| 1880 | 9 | #642 | 0.08 |
Ranks and shares: boys’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all boys SSA recorded that year.
Is Archer a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 31,803 Americans recorded as Archer, 1% are girls and 99% boys. In 2025 it went to 27 girls and 3,627 boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Archer: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Archer, and how old are they?
30,800 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 97% of the 31,803 Americans ever recorded as Archer. The median Archer alive today is 6 years old; half are between 3 and 10.
The 2020 Census counted 13,225 people named Archer (311 women and girls, 12,914 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 13,862 born in the U.S. The Census count is 5% below that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 47 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 144 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 70 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 74 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 3,060 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 27,400 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Archer born?
The states with the most babies named Archer are Texas, California and Ohio, with 19% of its births recorded by state in 2025.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 270 | #141 | 0.7× |
| California | 231 | #168 | 0.7× |
| Ohio | 182 | #57 | 1.1× |
| Florida | 178 | #120 | 0.7× |
| Pennsylvania | 142 | #85 | 0.9× |
| New York | 135 | #145 | 0.5× |
| Illinois | 134 | #86 | 1.0× |
| Tennessee | 128 | #59 | 1.0× |
| Michigan | 125 | #71 | 1.1× |
| North Carolina | 125 | #99 | 0.8× |
Where Archer is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Archer is most over-represented in Minnesota: since 1910 it was given 1.7 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Archer with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Archer
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
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