Arrow
The Story of Arrow
As a girl name
American parents first put Arrow on the record books as a girl name in 2007, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 111 Arrows were born — ranking #1,830 that year. About 52% of every Arrow on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Arrow ranks #3,865 for girls with 38 births, falling sharply (-44%). All told, over 903 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Arrow on the record books as a boy name in 1971, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 172 Arrows were born — ranking #1,122 that year. About 48% of every Arrow on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Arrow ranks #1,814 for boys with 90 births, falling sharply (-30%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Arrow
Arrow is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Arrow's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #1,122. Use the chart and map above to compare Arrow's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.