Arrow is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2018 and has grown less common since.
Arrow is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,976 among boys (77) and #3,988 among girls (36) — overall #3,254 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 113 | 113 | #3,988 | #1,976 |
| 2024 | 147 | 147 | #3,342 | #1,674 |
| 2023 | 180 | 180 | #2,708 | #1,518 |
| 2022 | 177 | 177 | #3,077 | #1,458 |
| 2021 | 207 | 207 | #2,312 | #1,424 |
| 2020 | 246 | 246 | #2,038 | #1,215 |
| 2019 | 243 | 243 | #2,232 | #1,188 |
| 2018 | 283 | 283 | #1,832 | #1,122 |
| 2017 | 213 | 213 | #2,404 | #1,307 |
| 2016 | 194 | 194 | #2,505 | #1,421 |
| 2015 | 159 | 159 | #2,813 | #1,641 |
| 2014 | 89 | 89 | #4,784 | #2,234 |
| 2013 | 55 | 55 | #7,085 | #2,960 |
| 2012 | 54 | 54 | #6,370 | #3,238 |
| 2011 | 33 | 33 | #17,067 | #3,702 |
| 2010 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,061 |
| 2009 | 22 | 22 | #15,481 | #5,577 |
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,739 |
| 2007 | 16 | 16 | #11,746 | #9,861 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,489 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,148 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,999 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,664 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,475 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,690 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | — | #8,788 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | — | #8,556 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | — | #8,196 |
| 1995 | 9 | — | — | #5,954 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | — | #8,881 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | — | #8,518 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | — | #8,303 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | — | #6,476 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | — | #6,596 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | — | #5,900 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | — | #4,084 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | — | #4,964 |