Archer — #115 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Archer

The Social Security Administration has registered 27,750 babies named Archer between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Archer currently holds the #115 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 3,093 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Archer performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 13,927 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Archer shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,271 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Archer in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Archer in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 27,750 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.