Archie

“Variant of Archibald — Precious and strong” — Germanic via Old French origin

Boy's name · #301 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Archie was #79 in 1890, slipped to #2476 by 2007, and has climbed back to #301 today. About 56,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Arch is a short form of Archie.

Around the world: #8 in Scotland (2025) · #11 in England & Wales (2025) · #12 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #14 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #15 in N. Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 43 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Archies

Archie Thompson — Australian association football player
Archie Shepp — American jazz musician
Archie Hahn — German-American athlete
Archie Moore — American boxer (1913-1998)
Archie Gray — English association football player

In stories & tradition

Archie Andrews — The Archie Show · Riverdale
Archie Bunker — All in the Family
Archie Goodwin — Nero Wolfe bibliography

What Archies become

Among 544 notable people named Archie:

Sports figures appear 2.5× more often than among typical names — e.g. Archie Thompson, Australian association football player.

Similar names: Archibald · Royal · Harvey · Percy · Clark · Harlan

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