Archer is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Archer is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #98 among boys (3,627) and #4,890 among girls (27) — overall #166 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,654 | 3,654 | #4,890 | #98 |
| 2024 | 3,127 | 3,127 | #5,170 | #115 |
| 2023 | 2,863 | 2,863 | #4,667 | #129 |
| 2022 | 2,953 | 2,953 | #4,484 | #126 |
| 2021 | 2,767 | 2,767 | #4,105 | #139 |
| 2020 | 2,383 | 2,383 | #4,089 | #160 |
| 2019 | 1,915 | 1,915 | #4,447 | #206 |
| 2018 | 1,619 | 1,619 | #5,171 | #240 |
| 2017 | 1,494 | 1,494 | #4,488 | #254 |
| 2016 | 1,418 | 1,418 | #4,355 | #263 |
| 2015 | 1,296 | 1,296 | #6,051 | #289 |
| 2014 | 1,201 | 1,201 | #6,745 | #301 |
| 2013 | 921 | 921 | #5,844 | #353 |
| 2012 | 733 | 733 | #9,166 | #406 |
| 2011 | 621 | 621 | #8,247 | #446 |
| 2010 | 464 | 464 | #15,162 | #551 |
| 2009 | 367 | 367 | #9,446 | #683 |
| 2008 | 189 | 189 | #15,614 | #1,037 |
| 2007 | 159 | 159 | — | #1,129 |
| 2006 | 104 | 104 | — | #1,467 |
| 2005 | 104 | 104 | — | #1,411 |
| 2004 | 96 | 96 | — | #1,446 |
| 2003 | 62 | 62 | — | #1,888 |
| 2002 | 62 | 62 | — | #1,833 |
| 2001 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,389 |
| 2000 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,000 |
| 1999 | 38 | 38 | — | #2,352 |
| 1998 | 16 | 16 | — | #4,212 |
| 1997 | 13 | — | — | #4,680 |
| 1996 | 14 | — | — | #4,411 |
| 1995 | 11 | — | — | #5,143 |
| 1994 | 8 | — | — | #6,414 |
| 1993 | 8 | — | — | #6,260 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | — | #7,479 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | — | #6,559 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | — | #7,230 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | — | #7,001 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | — | #6,474 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | — | #6,430 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | — | #6,111 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | — | #5,513 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | — | #5,266 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | — | #5,148 |
| 1972 | 8 | — | — | #3,639 |
| 1971 | 10 | — | — | #3,156 |
| 1970 | 11 | — | — | #2,901 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | — | #3,324 |
| 1967 | 11 | — | — | #2,478 |
| 1966 | 8 | — | — | #2,996 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | — | #3,951 |
| 1964 | 11 | — | — | #2,550 |
| 1963 | 11 | — | — | #2,543 |
| 1962 | 12 | — | — | #2,370 |
| 1961 | 10 | — | — | #2,712 |
| 1960 | 7 | — | — | #3,358 |
| 1959 | 12 | — | — | #2,420 |
| 1958 | 9 | — | — | #2,827 |
| 1957 | 10 | — | — | #2,642 |
| 1956 | 10 | — | — | #2,633 |
| 1955 | 14 | — | — | #2,148 |
| 1954 | 13 | — | — | #2,212 |
| 1953 | 11 | — | — | #2,399 |
| 1952 | 11 | — | — | #2,379 |
| 1951 | 16 | — | — | #1,909 |
| 1950 | 15 | — | — | #1,941 |
| 1949 | 10 | — | — | #2,461 |
| 1948 | 10 | — | — | #2,447 |
| 1947 | 18 | — | — | #1,788 |
| 1946 | 12 | — | — | #2,152 |
| 1945 | 18 | — | — | #1,584 |
| 1944 | 13 | — | — | #1,991 |
| 1943 | 15 | — | — | #1,911 |
| 1942 | 13 | — | — | #2,046 |
| 1941 | 15 | — | — | #1,825 |
| 1940 | 10 | — | — | #2,331 |
| 1939 | 10 | — | — | #2,291 |
| 1938 | 8 | — | — | #2,661 |
| 1937 | 18 | — | — | #1,631 |
| 1936 | 13 | — | — | #1,965 |
| 1935 | 12 | — | — | #2,130 |
| 1934 | 15 | — | — | #1,863 |
| 1933 | 9 | — | — | #2,551 |
| 1932 | 14 | — | — | #2,002 |
| 1931 | 8 | — | — | #2,875 |
| 1930 | 14 | — | — | #2,085 |
| 1929 | 14 | — | — | #2,101 |
| 1928 | 16 | — | — | #1,962 |
| 1927 | 16 | — | — | #2,042 |
| 1926 | 25 | — | — | #1,471 |
| 1925 | 18 | — | — | #1,875 |
| 1924 | 25 | — | — | #1,533 |
| 1923 | 25 | — | — | #1,504 |
| 1922 | 18 | — | — | #1,890 |
| 1921 | 38 | — | — | #1,159 |
| 1920 | 26 | — | — | #1,459 |
| 1919 | 38 | — | — | #1,123 |
| 1918 | 35 | — | — | #1,173 |
| 1917 | 24 | — | — | #1,444 |
| 1916 | 24 | — | — | #1,417 |
| 1915 | 25 | — | — | #1,343 |
| 1914 | 13 | — | — | #1,782 |
| 1913 | 9 | — | — | #1,953 |
| 1912 | 13 | — | — | #1,358 |
| 1911 | 5 | — | — | #1,753 |
| 1910 | 6 | — | — | #1,431 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | — | #1,158 |
| 1907 | 7 | — | — | #1,098 |
| 1906 | 6 | — | — | #1,117 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | — | #1,148 |
| 1894 | 5 | — | — | #1,086 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | — | #1,042 |
| 1889 | 5 | — | — | #980 |
| 1888 | 10 | — | — | #651 |
| 1887 | 9 | — | — | #632 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | — | #944 |
| 1884 | 7 | — | — | #772 |
| 1882 | 8 | — | — | #700 |
| 1881 | 8 | — | — | #655 |
| 1880 | 9 | — | — | #642 |