Arch Boy

How popular is Arch?

#2,764 boy name in 2025

46 baby boys were named Arch in the US in 2025, making it the 2764th most popular boy name.

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618living people named Arch (est.)
63median age of people named Arch
2,572babies named Arch since 1880
1 in 72,073US babies born in 2025

Arch popularity over time

04080 18801900192019401960198020002020
Rank in 2025#2,764 for boys (▲ 450 from 2024)
Babies in 202546 boys
10-year trendNew in the last 10 years
Earlier ranks#8,734 in 2020
Peak year1880 (61 boys)
Highest rank#199 in 1880
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Arch is most popular

Babies named Arch per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (23 boys)

Arch by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1880s415#199
1890s236#317
1900s138#466
1910s344#792
1920s431#976
1930s245#1,190
1940s206#1,277
1950s176#1,507
1960s119#1,875
1970s78#2,714
1980s5#6,517
1990s7#6,408
2000s10#11,464
2010s18#9,664
2020s144#2,764

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Questions

Is Arch a boy or girl name?
Arch is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Arch were boys.
How popular is the name Arch?
46 baby boys were named Arch in the US in 2025, making it the 2764th most popular boy name.
When was Arch most popular?
Arch peaked in 1880, when 61 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #199 in 1880.
How many people are named Arch?
2,572 babies have been named Arch in the US since 1880. We estimate about 618 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 63.
Where is Arch most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Arch was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.