Is Arrow a boy or girl name?

Arrow is a unisex name. Of the 2,575 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 33.3% were girls and 66.7% were boys.

Arrow

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Arrow was most popular in 2018, when 283 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,727 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,252, with 113 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,575 people named Arrow.

Arrow over time

Births per year. The dot marks Arrow’s peak in 2018. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Arrow a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Arrow is a unisex name — 33.3% of the 2,575 Americans given it were girls and 66.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 35% girls and 65% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Arrow

Where Arrow is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org