Archie

#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · #301 for boys in 2025, 1,129 births
Given to boys 97.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
#79
1890 · 221 births
Debut · boys
1880
183 births
In top 100 · boys
21 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
56,244
since 1880

Archie over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201919peak #79, 1890boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#14,9425#3011,129
2024—#3321,040
2023—#347946
2022#13,5926#375864
2021#11,1468#400784
2020#11,0908#468635
2019#15,5395#674384
2018—#984210
2017—#1,164161
2016—#1,339133
2015—#1,245146
2014—#1,473110
2013—#1,75483
2012—#1,65793
2011—#1,90573
2010—#1,83479
2009—#1,75587
2008—#1,91675
2007—#2,47351
2006—#1,94369
2005—#1,96764
2004—#1,80469
2003—#1,88562
2002—#1,99855
2001—#1,98254
2000—#2,01550
1999—#1,59368
1998—#1,95749
1997—#1,69358
1996—#1,45470
1995—#1,35975
1994—#1,20092
1993—#1,33373
1992—#1,16290
1991—#1,09599
1990—#1,013109
1989—#1,002104
1988—#890115
1987—#896109
1986—#816123
1985—#764134
1984—#730142
1983—#703148
1982—#692157
1981—#663167
1980—#651177
1979—#618191
1978—#604190
1977—#614187
1976—#571202
1975—#568202
1974#8,7755#547216
1973—#518230
1972—#482265
1971#7,3886#454320
1970—#447337
1969#5,9747#441319
1968—#434315
1967—#453275
1966#4,8668#438302
1965—#438309
1964—#402392
1963#4,01911#396410
1962—#406390
1961#6,5675#398397
1960#4,7738#375446
1959#4,03110#355483
1958—#353467
1957#4,5368#329551
1956#3,32113#319546
1955#3,22513#301579
1954#4,2788#309541
1953#3,68710#288593
1952#4,1238#289589
1951#2,18221#281588
1950#2,43617#286553
1949#2,34018#258630
1948#2,25519#251660
1947#2,53016#253676
1946#2,59714#250622
1945#2,06017#245544
1944#2,09617#220621
1943#1,99419#234614
1942#1,41333#216678
1941#1,81020#207657
1940#1,44228#213602
1939#1,73120#202621
1938#1,54724#214577
1937#1,25533#196648
1936#1,41327#191648
1935#1,77919#189680
1934#1,83418#192658
1933#1,90617#186660
1932#1,29332#186714
1931#1,31431#177758
1930#1,56925#179768
1929#1,48727#187732
1928#1,31034#169860
1927#1,17243#175849
1926#1,41432#162920
1925#1,44332#163917
1924#1,35436#1541,037
1923#1,35034#162939
1922#1,73024#1501,023
1921#1,62527#155979
1920#1,40732#1451,037
1919#1,44529#1421,020
1918#1,53727#1381,110
1917#1,40228#142939
1916#1,63022#152806
1915#1,36727#151794
1914#1,66516#145648
1913#1,35818#134583
1912#1,9819#130496
1911#2,1916#127272
1910#1,20714#119265
1909#1,6078#118235
1908#1,35710#115223
1907#1,28910#98250
1906#1,9515#99216
1905#1,5387#116184
1904#1,6596#113185
1903#1,4407#102192
1902#1,02412#103186
1901#1,4666#105161
1900#1,5617#109216
1899#1,3946#99177
1898—#92222
1897#1,3856#95190
1896—#88230
1895—#89212
1894#1,3536#92207
1893#1,0918#93194
1892#1,2786#91214
1891#1,0068#79201
1890#1,0068#79221
1889—#90195
1888#1,1366#96191
1887#1,1475#85184
1886—#92175
1885—#85196
1884—#82206
1883—#84166
1882—#82195
1881—#101125
1880—#83183
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Archie was already there! It came in at #83, and was given to 183 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1996–2007, when fewer than 71 boys a year got the name.

Where Archie is popular in 1919

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Archie, so not publishedAKMaine: #133 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 663 boysMEVermont: #101 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 424 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Archie, so not publishedNHWashington: #149 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 994 boysWAIdaho: #109 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 399 boysIDMontana: #116 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 606 boysMTNorth Dakota: #99 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 420 boysNDMinnesota: #104 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 532 boysMNIllinois: #184 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,541 boysILWisconsin: #166 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,270 boysWIMichigan: #151 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 969 boysMINew York: #227 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,715 boysNYMassachusetts: #170 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,783 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Archie, so not publishedRIOregon: #104 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 504 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Archie, so not publishedNVWyoming: #54 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 199 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Archie, so not publishedSDIowa: #134 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 774 boysIAIndiana: #291 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,547 boysINOhio: #232 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,566 boysOHPennsylvania: #194 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,476 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Archie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: #152 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,498 boysCTCalifornia: #177 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,149 boysCAUtah: #149 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 595 boysUTColorado: #141 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 715 boysCONebraska: #134 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 672 boysNEMissouri: #111 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 590 boysMOKentucky: #140 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 877 boysKYWest Virginia: #148 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 892 boysWVVirginia: #103 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 573 boysVAMaryland: #219 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,371 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Archie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Archie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #155 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 636 boysNMKansas: #152 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 933 boysKSArkansas: #86 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 391 boysARTennessee: #128 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 782 boysTNNorth Carolina: #86 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 432 boysNCSouth Carolina: #76 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 414 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Archie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #101 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 437 boysOKLouisiana: #156 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 745 boysLAMississippi: #91 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 445 boysMSAlabama: #109 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 593 boysALGeorgia: #117 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 674 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Archie, so not publishedHITexas: #137 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 674 boysTXFlorida: #91 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 428 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#54 · 1 in 199
  2. South Carolina#76 · 1 in 414
  3. Arkansas#86 · 1 in 391
  4. North Carolina#86 · 1 in 432
  5. Florida#91 · 1 in 428

Best ever in a state: #45 in Idaho, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#5471 in 199
South Carolina#76491 in 414
Arkansas#86441 in 391
North Carolina#86711 in 432
Florida#91211 in 428
Mississippi#91441 in 445
North Dakota#99151 in 420
Oklahoma#101431 in 437
Vermont#10151 in 424
Virginia#103381 in 573
Minnesota#104361 in 532
Oregon#104101 in 504
Alabama#109431 in 593
Idaho#10991 in 399
Missouri#111431 in 590
Montana#11681 in 606
Georgia#117461 in 674
Tennessee#128281 in 782
Maine#13381 in 663
Iowa#134241 in 774
Nebraska#134161 in 672
Texas#137671 in 674
Kentucky#140261 in 877
Colorado#141101 in 715
West Virginia#148151 in 892
Utah#14971 in 595
Washington#14991 in 994
Michigan#151301 in 969
Connecticut#15281 in 1,498
Kansas#152151 in 933
New Mexico#15551 in 636
Louisiana#156241 in 745
Wisconsin#166161 in 1,270
Massachusetts#170171 in 1,783
California#177191 in 1,149
Illinois#184321 in 1,541
Pennsylvania#194321 in 2,476
Maryland#21951 in 2,371
New York#227311 in 2,715
Ohio#232171 in 2,566
Indiana#29161 in 3,547
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Archie
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 31 spots since 2024 (#332 → #301)
  • 167 spots since 2020 (#468 → #301)
  • 944 spots since 2015 (#1,245 → #301)
  • Biggest jump: 310 spots in 2019 (#984 → #674)
  • Biggest drop: 112 spots in 1989 (#890 → #1,002)
Rise & fade · boys
10 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1890 at #79 (221 births)
  • Births halved by 1987, 97 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 21 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 21 yrs · run 1882–1899
  • Top 1,000: 117 yrs · run 1880–1988
Share of babies · boys
1 in 502
  • Highest: 1 in 502 boys born in 1890 were named Archie (0.20%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,513 boys born in 2025 (0.07%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 16.5% of all boys named Archie (9,293) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,816#82 (1884)#88
1890s2,068#79 (1890)#90
1900s2,048#98 (1907)#108
1910s6,933#119 (1910)#138
1920s9,293#145 (1920)#162
1930s6,732#177 (1931)#191
1940s6,304#207 (1941)#235
1950s5,490#281 (1951)#311
1960s3,555#375 (1960)#418
1970s2,340#447 (1970)#542
1980s1,376#651 (1980)#781
1990s783#1,013 (1990)#1,386
2000s636#1,755 (2009)#1,974
2010s1,472#674 (2019)#1,403
2020s5,398#301 (2025)#371

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Archie in 1919

girls
#1,445
29 births · 1 in 38,970 girls
boys
#142
1,020 births · 1 in 961 boys

Top girls' names in 1919

  1. #1Mary65,836
  2. #2Helen33,706
  3. #3Dorothy31,733
  4. #4Margaret26,238
  5. #5Ruth24,562
  6. #6Mildred17,300
  7. #7Virginia15,636
  8. #8Elizabeth15,287
  9. #9Frances15,106
  10. #10Anna14,498
  11. #1,445Archie29

Top boys' names in 1919

  1. #1John53,522
  2. #2William43,969
  3. #3James42,392
  4. #4Robert41,025
  5. #5Charles25,192
  6. #6George25,170
  7. #7Joseph24,266
  8. #8Edward18,536
  9. #9Frank15,701
  10. #10Thomas13,434
  11. #142Archie1,020
More about 1919

girls

1,130,117 girls got a published name in 1919; 1 in 38,970 of them was named Archie, which outranked 74.0% of the 5,559 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Archie
  1. #1,423Salome30
  2. #1,423Vennie30
  3. #1,423Yoshie30
  4. #1,445Archie29
  5. #1,445Aimee29
  6. #1,445Audrie29
  7. #1,445Aune29
  8. #1,481Albertina28
  9. #1,481Alfred28
  10. #1,481Alverda28

Tied with 35 names at #1,445; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. ↑ 851Gregoria#1,805 → #954
  2. ↑ 443Concha#1,333 → #890
  3. ↑ 390Arlena#1,299 → #909
  4. ↑ 353Marina#1,255 → #902
  5. ↑ 333Roselle#1,333 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,019Liberty#585 → #1,604
  2. ↓ 840Victory#809 → #1,649
  3. ↓ 567Karen#960 → #1,527
  4. ↓ 404Zena#989 → #1,393
  5. ↓ 359Malvina#989 → #1,348

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

980,122 boys got a published name in 1919; 1 in 961 of them was named Archie, which outranked 97.0% of the 4,810 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Archie
  1. #139Earnest1,064
  2. #140Tom1,059
  3. #141Jose1,026
  4. #142Archie1,020
  5. #142Jimmie1,020
  6. #144Edmund1,007
  7. #145Don956
  8. #146Otis931

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. ↑ 446Quinten#1,313 → #867
  2. ↑ 432Dempsey#1,012 → #580
  3. ↑ 341Winton#1,231 → #890
  4. ↑ 334Donnie#1,211 → #877
  5. ↑ 332Edsel#1,062 → #730
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,008Foch#869 → #2,877
  2. ↓ 582Carmel#949 → #1,531
  3. ↓ 403Eligah#918 → #1,321
  4. ↓ 398Nels#809 → #1,207
  5. ↓ 355Myer#966 → #1,321

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1919 →