Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Archer name popularity since 1925
31,383 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Archer (1.3% girls, 98.7% boys). Half of them were born in 2020 or earlier, so the typical Archer is about 6 years old in 2026. Archer peaked in 2025 as the #98 name for boys, and it ranked #98 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 31,383
- Named Archer, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #98
- for boys in 2025 (3,627 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.7% boys
- 412 girls · 30,971 boys
- Most popular in
- Idaho
- 3.03× its national share
Peak year is the year Archer made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Archer births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Archer both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2006 and 2011, Archer became 6.3× more common, from 1 in 19,800 baby boys to 1 in 3,130.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Archer's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Archer.
Decade by decade
Babies named Archer in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 89 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 121 | #2,130 |
| 1940s | 0 | 134 | #1,584 |
| 1950s | 0 | 121 | #2,148 |
| 1960s | 0 | 83 | #3,951 |
| 1970s | 0 | 49 | #5,513 |
| 1980s | 0 | 17 | Under 5 |
| 1990s | 0 | 127 | #5,143 |
| 2000s | 18 | 1,195 | #1,411 |
| 2010s | 213 | 11,469 | #289 |
| 2020–25 | 181 | 17,566 | #98 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
88.0% of babies named Archer from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Archer is most popular
The index compares Archer's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Archer.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Idaho | 3.03× | 359 |
| Utah | 2.99× | 760 |
| Colorado | 2.16× | 793 |
| Oregon | 2.01× | 561 |
| Washington | 1.90× | 946 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Archer's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Archer.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Archer (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data