Archie Boy
How popular is Archie?
#301 boy name in 2025
1,129 baby boys were named Archie in the US in 2025, making it the 301st most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
Archie popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #301 for boys (▲ 31 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,129 boys, 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+673% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,245 in 2015, #468 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (1,129 boys) |
| Highest rank | #79 in 1890 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.8% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Archie counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Archie family of names ranked #302 for boys in 2025 (#324 the year before), with 1,135 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Archie | 1,129 | 99% |
| Archy | 6 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Archie is most popular
Babies named Archie per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- North Dakota: 1.9 per 1,000 (33 boys)
- Utah: 1.5 per 1,000 (144 boys)
- Minnesota: 1.4 per 1,000 (171 boys)
- Iowa: 1.3 per 1,000 (91 boys)
- Nebraska: 1.2 per 1,000 (54 boys)
Archie by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,816 | #82 |
| 1890s | 2,068 | #79 |
| 1900s | 2,048 | #98 |
| 1910s | 6,933 | #119 |
| 1920s | 9,293 | #145 |
| 1930s | 6,732 | #177 |
| 1940s | 6,304 | #207 |
| 1950s | 5,490 | #281 |
| 1960s | 3,555 | #375 |
| 1970s | 2,340 | #447 |
| 1980s | 1,376 | #651 |
| 1990s | 783 | #1,009 |
| 2000s | 636 | #1,754 |
| 2010s | 1,472 | #674 |
| 2020s | 5,398 | #301 |
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Questions
- Is Archie a boy or girl name?
- Archie is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Archie were boys.
- How popular is the name Archie?
- 1,129 baby boys were named Archie in the US in 2025, making it the 301st most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
- When was Archie most popular?
- Archie peaked in 2025, when 1,129 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #79, held for 2 years starting in 1890.
- How many people are named Archie?
- 57,535 babies have been named Archie in the US since 1880. We estimate about 22,967 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 56.
- Where is Archie most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Archie was most common in North Dakota, at 1.9 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.