Meanings & themes
Occupation names: little masons and archers
23 names · 5 girls · 18 boys · records through 2025
Occupational surnames are the workhorses of modern naming — sturdy, friendly, and impossible to misspell.
This guide has 23 names: 5 girl names and 18 boy names. A curated set of occupational words matched against the latest records; only names in real use appear. Built from US Social Security birth records through 2025. Tap + beside any name to keep it on your shortlist as you read.
Before the names
From chart-dominating Mason to storybook Shepherd, these are the trades parents still sign up for.
Boy names
18 names
- Cooper#27 today
- Mason#39 today
- Carter#45 today
- Walker#78 today
- Archer#98 today
- Sawyer#122 today
- Hunter#130 today
- Ryder#132 today
- Shepherd#246 today
- Marshall#340 today
- Tanner#475 today
- Fletcher#545 today
- Porter#560 today
- Deacon#561 today
- Chandler#753 today
- Fisher#791 today
- Bishop#1188 today
- Ranger#1571 today
Every rank and count here is published by the US Social Security Administration and refreshed each year when the new figures land. The method is stated at the top of this page.
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