Archer vs Rafferty
Archer and Raffertycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Archer was ranked #152 and Rafferty #193 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Archer was ranked #209 and Rafferty #382 among boys in Scotland.
Archer and Rafferty over time
Archer and Rafferty appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Rafferty held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Archer in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Rafferty reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Archer in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2024, Archer moved ahead of Rafferty in England and Wales · Boys — #174 and #172 the year before became #173 and #221.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Archer and Rafferty changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2000 and 2025, ending at #152 and #193.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Archer #152 in 2025, Rafferty #172 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 2000–2025
Archer held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Rafferty in 17.
Highest recorded here: Archer #152 in 2025, Rafferty #172 in 2023.
The order changed in 2024: Archer moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #174 and #172; by 2024 that had become #173 and #221.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Archer #152, Rafferty #193.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Archer | Rafferty |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-SCT |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #35 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #193 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Archer has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Rafferty.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT.
How each name got here
Archer
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #1281 among boys in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2012–2025
Highest recorded position: #32 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2018 (recorded 2012–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #152 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Rafferty
Popularity journey
First recorded2000
First recorded at #2501 among boys in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2000–2025
Highest recorded position: #172 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 2000–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #193 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys