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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1890 · 221 births
- Debut · boys
- 183 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 21 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 56,244since 1880
Archie over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #14,942 | 5 | #301 | 1,129 |
| 2024 | — | #332 | 1,040 | |
| 2023 | — | #347 | 946 | |
| 2022 | #13,592 | 6 | #375 | 864 |
| 2021 | #11,146 | 8 | #400 | 784 |
| 2020 | #11,090 | 8 | #468 | 635 |
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | #674 | 384 |
| 2018 | — | #984 | 210 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,164 | 161 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,339 | 133 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,245 | 146 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,473 | 110 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,754 | 83 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,657 | 93 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,905 | 73 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,834 | 79 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,755 | 87 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,916 | 75 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,473 | 51 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,943 | 69 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,967 | 64 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,804 | 69 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,885 | 62 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,998 | 55 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,982 | 54 | |
| 2000 | — | #2,015 | 50 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,593 | 68 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,957 | 49 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,693 | 58 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,454 | 70 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,359 | 75 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,200 | 92 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,333 | 73 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,162 | 90 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,095 | 99 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,013 | 109 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,002 | 104 | |
| 1988 | — | #890 | 115 | |
| 1987 | — | #896 | 109 | |
| 1986 | — | #816 | 123 | |
| 1985 | — | #764 | 134 | |
| 1984 | — | #730 | 142 | |
| 1983 | — | #703 | 148 | |
| 1982 | — | #692 | 157 | |
| 1981 | — | #663 | 167 | |
| 1980 | — | #651 | 177 | |
| 1979 | — | #618 | 191 | |
| 1978 | — | #604 | 190 | |
| 1977 | — | #614 | 187 | |
| 1976 | — | #571 | 202 | |
| 1975 | — | #568 | 202 | |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | #547 | 216 |
| 1973 | — | #518 | 230 | |
| 1972 | — | #482 | 265 | |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | #454 | 320 |
| 1970 | — | #447 | 337 | |
| 1969 | #5,974 | 7 | #441 | 319 |
| 1968 | — | #434 | 315 | |
| 1967 | — | #453 | 275 | |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 | #438 | 302 |
| 1965 | — | #438 | 309 | |
| 1964 | — | #402 | 392 | |
| 1963 | #4,019 | 11 | #396 | 410 |
| 1962 | — | #406 | 390 | |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #398 | 397 |
| 1960 | #4,773 | 8 | #375 | 446 |
| 1959 | #4,031 | 10 | #355 | 483 |
| 1958 | — | #353 | 467 | |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | #329 | 551 |
| 1956 | #3,321 | 13 | #319 | 546 |
| 1955 | #3,225 | 13 | #301 | 579 |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #309 | 541 |
| 1953 | #3,687 | 10 | #288 | 593 |
| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 | #289 | 589 |
| 1951 | #2,182 | 21 | #281 | 588 |
| 1950 | #2,436 | 17 | #286 | 553 |
| 1949 | #2,340 | 18 | #258 | 630 |
| 1948 | #2,255 | 19 | #251 | 660 |
| 1947 | #2,530 | 16 | #253 | 676 |
| 1946 | #2,597 | 14 | #250 | 622 |
| 1945 | #2,060 | 17 | #245 | 544 |
| 1944 | #2,096 | 17 | #220 | 621 |
| 1943 | #1,994 | 19 | #234 | 614 |
| 1942 | #1,413 | 33 | #216 | 678 |
| 1941 | #1,810 | 20 | #207 | 657 |
| 1940 | #1,442 | 28 | #213 | 602 |
| 1939 | #1,731 | 20 | #202 | 621 |
| 1938 | #1,547 | 24 | #214 | 577 |
| 1937 | #1,255 | 33 | #196 | 648 |
| 1936 | #1,413 | 27 | #191 | 648 |
| 1935 | #1,779 | 19 | #189 | 680 |
| 1934 | #1,834 | 18 | #192 | 658 |
| 1933 | #1,906 | 17 | #186 | 660 |
| 1932 | #1,293 | 32 | #186 | 714 |
| 1931 | #1,314 | 31 | #177 | 758 |
| 1930 | #1,569 | 25 | #179 | 768 |
| 1929 | #1,487 | 27 | #187 | 732 |
| 1928 | #1,310 | 34 | #169 | 860 |
| 1927 | #1,172 | 43 | #175 | 849 |
| 1926 | #1,414 | 32 | #162 | 920 |
| 1925 | #1,443 | 32 | #163 | 917 |
| 1924 | #1,354 | 36 | #154 | 1,037 |
| 1923 | #1,350 | 34 | #162 | 939 |
| 1922 | #1,730 | 24 | #150 | 1,023 |
| 1921 | #1,625 | 27 | #155 | 979 |
| 1920 | #1,407 | 32 | #145 | 1,037 |
| 1919 | #1,445 | 29 | #142 | 1,020 |
| 1918 | #1,537 | 27 | #138 | 1,110 |
| 1917 | #1,402 | 28 | #142 | 939 |
| 1916 | #1,630 | 22 | #152 | 806 |
| 1915 | #1,367 | 27 | #151 | 794 |
| 1914 | #1,665 | 16 | #145 | 648 |
| 1913 | #1,358 | 18 | #134 | 583 |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 | #130 | 496 |
| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 | #127 | 272 |
| 1910 | #1,207 | 14 | #119 | 265 |
| 1909 | #1,607 | 8 | #118 | 235 |
| 1908 | #1,357 | 10 | #115 | 223 |
| 1907 | #1,289 | 10 | #98 | 250 |
| 1906 | #1,951 | 5 | #99 | 216 |
| 1905 | #1,538 | 7 | #116 | 184 |
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | #113 | 185 |
| 1903 | #1,440 | 7 | #102 | 192 |
| 1902 | #1,024 | 12 | #103 | 186 |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | #105 | 161 |
| 1900 | #1,561 | 7 | #109 | 216 |
| 1899 | #1,394 | 6 | #99 | 177 |
| 1898 | — | #92 | 222 | |
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 | #95 | 190 |
| 1896 | — | #88 | 230 | |
| 1895 | — | #89 | 212 | |
| 1894 | #1,353 | 6 | #92 | 207 |
| 1893 | #1,091 | 8 | #93 | 194 |
| 1892 | #1,278 | 6 | #91 | 214 |
| 1891 | #1,006 | 8 | #79 | 201 |
| 1890 | #1,006 | 8 | #79 | 221 |
| 1889 | — | #90 | 195 | |
| 1888 | #1,136 | 6 | #96 | 191 |
| 1887 | #1,147 | 5 | #85 | 184 |
| 1886 | — | #92 | 175 | |
| 1885 | — | #85 | 196 | |
| 1884 | — | #82 | 206 | |
| 1883 | — | #84 | 166 | |
| 1882 | — | #82 | 195 | |
| 1881 | — | #101 | 125 | |
| 1880 | — | #83 | 183 | |
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 1985
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · boys
- Mississippi#353 · 1 in 2,894
- North Carolina#407 · 1 in 4,503
- Alabama#455 · 1 in 5,111
- Florida#580 · 1 in 7,464
- Pennsylvania#600 · 1 in 12,844
Best ever in a state: #45 in Idaho, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #353 | 6 | 1 in 2,894 |
| North Carolina | #407 | 9 | 1 in 4,503 |
| Alabama | #455 | 5 | 1 in 5,111 |
| Florida | #580 | 10 | 1 in 7,464 |
| Pennsylvania | #600 | 6 | 1 in 12,844 |
| Georgia | #624 | 5 | 1 in 8,636 |
| Illinois | #667 | 8 | 1 in 10,283 |
| Texas | #793 | 12 | 1 in 12,264 |
| California | #1,156 | 9 | 1 in 24,820 |
| New York | #1,160 | 5 | 1 in 24,209 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,816 | #82 (1884) | #88 |
| 1890s | 2,068 | #79 (1890) | #90 |
| 1900s | 2,048 | #98 (1907) | #108 |
| 1910s | 6,933 | #119 (1910) | #138 |
| 1920s | 9,293 | #145 (1920) | #162 |
| 1930s | 6,732 | #177 (1931) | #191 |
| 1940s | 6,304 | #207 (1941) | #235 |
| 1950s | 5,490 | #281 (1951) | #311 |
| 1960s | 3,555 | #375 (1960) | #418 |
| 1970s | 2,340 | #447 (1970) | #542 |
| 1980s | 1,376 | #651 (1980) | #781 |
| 1990s | 783 | #1,013 (1990) | #1,386 |
| 2000s | 636 | #1,755 (2009) | #1,974 |
| 2010s | 1,472 | #674 (2019) | #1,403 |
| 2020s | 5,398 | #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 1985
boys
#764
134 births · 1 in 13,793 boys
Top boys' names in 1985
More about 1985
boys
1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 13,793 of them was named Archie, which outranked 89.9% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).