Arrow: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “arrow; pointed projectile”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- AIR-oh · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Both (33% girls, 67% boys since 1880)
From the English vocabulary word. As a given name it is a modern word-name rather than a traditional personal name.
How popular is Arrow?
Babies named Arrow in 2024147
2024 rank#1,673 boys
Peak year2018
Total US babies since 18802,461
Arrow is rising: use over the last five years is 4.2× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Arrow
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Arrow questions
What does the name Arrow mean?
Arrow means "arrow; pointed projectile". It comes from English. From the English vocabulary word. As a given name it is a modern word-name rather than a traditional personal name.
Is Arrow a boy or girl name?
Arrow is used for both: about 33% of US babies named Arrow since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Arrow?
147 US babies were named Arrow in 2024. Its peak year was 2018.
How do you pronounce Arrow?
Arrow is usually pronounced AIR-oh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.