Meaning and history
From an English surname meaning “bowman” or “archer,” ultimately of Old French origin, this name was already becoming more popular before its rise sped up after the 2009 premiere of the American television series Archer.
20062006: 104 births, rank #1,467
2007: 159 births, rank #1,129
2008: 183 births, rank #1,037
2009: 355 births, rank #683
2010: 458 births, rank #551
20112011: 607 births, rank #446
2012: 721 births, rank #406
2013: 899 births, rank #353
2014: 1,183 births, rank #301
2015: 1,275 births, rank #289
20162016: 1,385 births, rank #263
2017: 1,463 births, rank #254
2018: 1,594 births, rank #240
2019: 1,884 births, rank #206
2020: 2,349 births, rank #160
20212021: 2,732 births, rank #139
2022: 2,922 births, rank #126
2023: 2,834 births, rank #129
2024: 3,102 births, rank #115
20252025: 3,627 births, rank #98
Archer has risen sharply in the modern US rankings, moving from #980 in 1889 to #98 in 2025. It now stands at #98 for boys. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 3,627.