Cutter is an English occupational surname for someone who cut cloth, stone or wood, so it literally means "one who cuts". As a first name it fits the rugged American style of Hunter, Gunner and Colter and is used almost only in the United States. Cutter peaked at number 1,632 in 2003 and has stayed between number 2,000 and 4,000 since; in 2025 it ranks number 2,685 with 48 births.