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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | |
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 1914
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Vermont#48 · 1 in 169
- New Hampshire#69 · 1 in 309
- North Carolina#82 · 1 in 478
- West Virginia#83 · 1 in 402
- Washington#84 · 1 in 400
Best ever in a state: #45 in Idaho, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #48 | 9 | 1 in 169 |
| New Hampshire | #69 | 7 | 1 in 309 |
| North Carolina | #82 | 40 | 1 in 478 |
| West Virginia | #83 | 20 | 1 in 402 |
| Washington | #84 | 13 | 1 in 400 |
| Mississippi | #90 | 31 | 1 in 407 |
| South Carolina | #90 | 26 | 1 in 500 |
| Oklahoma | #100 | 26 | 1 in 412 |
| Alabama | #102 | 30 | 1 in 524 |
| Virginia | #103 | 25 | 1 in 557 |
| Arkansas | #106 | 22 | 1 in 456 |
| Louisiana | #113 | 22 | 1 in 499 |
| California | #114 | 19 | 1 in 690 |
| Kentucky | #116 | 21 | 1 in 633 |
| Georgia | #122 | 30 | 1 in 700 |
| Minnesota | #124 | 18 | 1 in 654 |
| Colorado | #135 | 6 | 1 in 687 |
| Missouri | #135 | 21 | 1 in 814 |
| Utah | #137 | 5 | 1 in 547 |
| Maryland | #139 | 7 | 1 in 1,081 |
| North Dakota | #145 | 5 | 1 in 769 |
| Texas | #145 | 40 | 1 in 729 |
| Tennessee | #147 | 14 | 1 in 954 |
| Kansas | #148 | 9 | 1 in 946 |
| Florida | #150 | 8 | 1 in 798 |
| Pennsylvania | #161 | 38 | 1 in 1,471 |
| Wisconsin | #161 | 12 | 1 in 1,101 |
| Illinois | #183 | 23 | 1 in 1,530 |
| Indiana | #196 | 9 | 1 in 1,609 |
| Ohio | #196 | 16 | 1 in 1,766 |
| Michigan | #203 | 10 | 1 in 1,538 |
| New Jersey | #218 | 6 | 1 in 3,006 |
| New York | #224 | 26 | 1 in 2,443 |
| Iowa | #241 | 6 | 1 in 1,964 |
| Massachusetts | #272 | 6 | 1 in 3,937 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1890 at #79 (221 births)
- Births halved by 1987, 97 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 21 yrs · run 1882–1899
- Top 1,000: 117 yrs · run 1880–1988
- Highest: 1 in 502 boys born in 1890 were named Archie (0.20%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,513 boys born in 2025 (0.07%)
- 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 1914
Top girls' names in 1914
Top boys' names in 1914
More about 1914
girls
761,581 girls got a published name in 1914; 1 in 47,599 of them was named Archie, which outranked 60.4% of the 4,206 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,603Wilmer17
- #1,603Yolande17
- #1,603Zeta17
- #1,665Archie16
- #1,665Adda16
- #1,665Arla16
- #1,665Arvella16
- #1,740Adel15
- #1,740Adelene15
- #1,740Alfred15
Tied with 74 names at #1,665; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
654,762 boys got a published name in 1914; 1 in 1,010 of them was named Archie, which outranked 96.1% of the 3,759 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.