Archer

English

"bowman"

Archer Origin and Meaning

The name Archer is a boy's name of English origin meaning "bowman".

Archer is an Anglo-Saxon surname that feels more modern than most because of its on-target occupational and Hunger Games associations. And it's a nice way to bypass the clunky Archibald to get to the cool nickname Archie.

But have a look at that amazing popularity chart below: After 1889, Archer took a 130-year nap, resurfacing on the Top 1000 in 2009 and now shooting straight upwards. Five years ago, we named Archer one of our Hottest Names of 2011—and, indeed, it jumped 102 places that year, thanks in part to Archer's similarity to popular Asher and its cross-gender appeal. Moms may like its literary gentility and dads its tough-guy FX cartoon appeal. Or, of course, vice versa.

Trivia tidbit: Archer is the name of Dr. Doolittle's father.

Archer Rank in US Top 1000

# 130 in the US

Archer Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 64 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Archer

• 130 US 2023
• 64 Nameberry 2025
• 147 Canada 2023
• 149 Future 2028
• 174 England 2023
• 25 Australia 2024
• 36 New Zealand 2024

20 Names Similar to Archer

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Archer.

• Flynn
• Rory
• Quinn
• Finley
• Remy
• Sawyer
• Bodhi
• Beau
• Knox
• Luca
• Rowan
• Lennox
• Griffin
• Arlo
• Asher
• Enzo
• Emerson
• Wilder
• Nico
• Everett

Famous People Named Archer

• Archer Ernest Baldwin English MP
• Archer Kent Blood American diplomat
• Archer John Porter Martin English chemist; winner of the Nobel Prize
• Archer Alexander model for the slave in the Emancipation Memorial located in Lincoln Park, Washington, DC, USA
• Archer Milton Huntington American historian and philanthropist
• Archer King American actor, agent and producer
• Archibald Paul "Archer" MacMackin American silent film director and writer
• Archer James Oliver British portrait painter
• Archer Prewitt American cartoonist and musician of The Sea and Cake
• Archer Sage son of blogger Rebecca Woolf
• Archer Jones Sebastian (b. 2012) son of singer Guy Sebastian and Jules Egan
• Archer Grason Ewing (b. 2014) son of actor Dan Ewing
• Archer Robert Seddon (b. 2015) son of broadcaster Sally Bowrey and Richard Seddon

The name Archer in Pop Culture

• Archer Cross character in Rachel Hawkins's Hex Hall series
• Archer character in the Fire series by Kristin Cashore
• Archer Montgomery Addison's brother on TV's "Grey's Anatomy" and "Private Practice"
• Archer Finn character in Sarah J. Maas's "Crown of Midnight"
• Archer Hale character in Mia Sheridan's book "Archer's Voice"
• Archer Evermonde character in J.K. Rowling's "The Potter Family"
• Archer Team Rocket Executive in the video games Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver
• "Archer " animated TV series about main character Sterling Malory Archer
• Newland Archer main character in Edith Wharton's "Age of Innocence"
• Jonathan Archer character in the Star Trek series
• "The Archers " British radio soap
• Archers brand of schnapps