Gender: Boy
Meaning: Bowman; one who shoots arrows
Origin: Old French archier — occupational surname for a skilled archer or bowman
Popularity: Ranked #115 in 2024 with 3,093 babies born.
History: Archer is an occupational surname for the medieval bowman — one of the most important soldiers of the pre-gunpowder era, whose skill with a longbow won battles like Crécy and Agincourt. As a first name it was relatively rare until the 2010s, when it caught the wave of rugged, adventurous occupational surname-names. The animated spy comedy Archer gave the name a sharp, satirical pop-culture dimension from 2009 onward. It entered the U.S. top 200 in the 2010s and continues climbing, carrying a clean, pointed energy that suits the modern appetite for names with purpose and craft.
Name length: 6 letters
How common is Archer? About 1 in 1,068 babies born in 2024 were named Archer, or roughly 8.5 per day in the United States.
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