Arch

Where Arch comes from

Clipping of Archibald or Archie.
— Wiktionary's entry for Arch
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year, and the peak
    #199 among boys with 61 babies — the first year on record, and still its best.
  2. 1885
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #307.
  3. 1909
    Arch Oboler born
    American writer, director, and producer
  4. 1923
    Arch A. Moore born
    American politician
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given names Archibald and Archie.
Namesakes
  • Arch A. Moore · American politician, 1923–2015
  • Arch Oboler · American writer, director, and producer, 1909–1987
  • Arch Johnson · American actor, 1922–1997
  • Arch Hall, Sr. · American actor, 1908–1978
  • Arch Whiting · American actor, 1936–2007

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.