How Many People Are Named Archer?
people named Archer are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 11,078 people in the US has this name
Based on 31,803 babies named Archer in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,654 births
Trend
Rising (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname meaning "bowman, archer", of Old French origin.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Archer, 1.3% were girls and 98.7% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Archer alive today is about 6 years old, and 99% are under 30. Half of them were between 2 and 9 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Archer first appears in the records in 1880, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 3,654 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Archer never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #98, in 2025, and it was in the top 100 in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #98.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #98 |
| Best rank | #98 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | 1 (2025 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #128 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Archer alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Archer were born in California than in any other state: about 2,501 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Archer was given 2.6 times as often in South Dakota, 2.5 times in North Dakota and 2.3 times in Idaho.
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