Meaning not yet researched.
Archie: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 1,129 in 2025. Its best rank was #79 in 1891.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #79 in 1891; #301 in 2025. About 99.5% of babies named Archie in 2025 were boys.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#301 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 1891, at #79.
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Archie: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 1,129 boys in 2025. Peak: #79 in 1891 · most boys in one year: 1,129 (2025).
In 2025, 1,129 US boys were named Archie, making it the 301st most common boys’ name of the year, up 31 places from #332 in 2024. That is 89 more than the 1,040 boys named Archie in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #79, reached in 1891. The most boys given the name in a single year was 1,129, in 2025. For comparison, it was #1,245 in 2015 and #286 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Archie in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 183 babies with the name. In all, 57,535 US babies have been given the name, 2.2% of them girls and 98% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1920s, with 9,614 babies named Archie.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 6,286 US boys were named Archie; the busiest of those years was 2025, with 1,129. In 2025 that was about 1 in 1,513 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Archie ranked highest in Nebraska in 2025, at #131 for boys there. It was not in the top 100 of any state. Related spellings in the SSA files include Archibald (3,985 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Archy and Archi are summarised on this page.
Meaning not yet researched.
We publish a meaning only with a cited source and a confidence label, and never generate one. Meanings are being researched for the most common names first.
Rare spellings summarised here: Archy (30), Archi (11).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
No nicknames listed for Archie in the open dataset we use.
Archie is listed as a nickname for Archibald.
Source: carltonnorthern/nicknames (Apache-2.0).
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 9 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 20 | #131 | — |
| North Dakota | 8 | #153 | — |
| Missouri | 41 | #172 | #824 |
| Minnesota | 38 | #174 | #585 |
| Kansas | 22 | #175 | #587 |
| Louisiana | 28 | #182 | — |
| West Virginia | 10 | #184 | — |
| Utah | 29 | #185 | #606 |
| South Dakota | 7 | #192 | — |
| Idaho | 13 | #197 | — |
| Wisconsin | 29 | #210 | — |
| Indiana | 39 | #215 | — |
| Mississippi | 14 | #217 | — |
| Ohio | 60 | #219 | #909 |
| Arkansas | 16 | #221 | — |
| Montana | 5 | #230 | — |
| Colorado | 27 | #238 | #789 |
| Iowa | 16 | #248 | — |
| Connecticut | 13 | #249 | — |
| Alabama | 21 | #261 | — |
| Oregon | 16 | #264 | — |
| Illinois | 39 | #278 | #898 |
| Washington | 26 | #285 | — |
| Tennessee | 30 | #290 | — |
| Pennsylvania | 39 | #291 | #1,043 |
| Oklahoma | 15 | #312 | — |
| Michigan | 30 | #313 | #1,086 |
| New Mexico | 6 | #316 | — |
| North Carolina | 35 | #331 | — |
| Kentucky | 15 | #333 | — |
| Georgia | 33 | #357 | — |
| Arizona | 21 | #358 | — |
| New York | 49 | #359 | #1,362 |
| Virginia | 22 | #366 | — |
| New Jersey | 21 | #379 | — |
| Massachusetts | 13 | #380 | #723 |
| Texas | 94 | #386 | #1,451 |
| California | 84 | #390 | #1,453 |
| Nevada | 7 | #391 | — |
| Florida | 44 | #433 | — |
| South Carolina | 9 | #503 | — |
| Maryland | 8 | #573 | — |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #15,171 | 1,129 | #301 |
| 2024 | — | — | 1,040 | #332 |
| 2023 | — | — | 946 | #347 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,766 | 864 | #375 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,245 | 784 | #400 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,199 | 635 | #468 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,788 | 384 | #674 |
| 2018 | — | — | 210 | #984 |
| 2017 | — | — | 161 | #1,164 |
| 2016 | — | — | 133 | #1,340 |
| 2015 | — | — | 146 | #1,245 |
| 2014 | — | — | 110 | #1,473 |
| 2013 | — | — | 83 | #1,756 |
| 2012 | — | — | 93 | #1,658 |
| 2011 | — | — | 73 | #1,906 |
| 2010 | — | — | 79 | #1,834 |
| 2009 | — | — | 87 | #1,756 |
| 2008 | — | — | 75 | #1,918 |
| 2007 | — | — | 51 | #2,476 |
| 2006 | — | — | 69 | #1,948 |
| 2005 | — | — | 64 | #1,967 |
| 2004 | — | — | 69 | #1,804 |
| 2003 | — | — | 62 | #1,889 |
| 2002 | — | — | 55 | #1,998 |
| 2001 | — | — | 54 | #1,983 |
| 2000 | — | — | 50 | #2,017 |
| 1999 | — | — | 68 | #1,593 |
| 1998 | — | — | 49 | #1,959 |
| 1997 | — | — | 58 | #1,693 |
| 1996 | — | — | 70 | #1,454 |
| 1995 | — | — | 75 | #1,359 |
| 1994 | — | — | 92 | #1,200 |
| 1993 | — | — | 73 | #1,333 |
| 1992 | — | — | 90 | #1,164 |
| 1991 | — | — | 99 | #1,095 |
| 1990 | — | — | 109 | #1,013 |
| 1989 | — | — | 104 | #1,003 |
| 1988 | — | — | 115 | #890 |
| 1987 | — | — | 109 | #896 |
| 1986 | — | — | 123 | #816 |
| 1985 | — | — | 134 | #764 |
| 1984 | — | — | 142 | #731 |
| 1983 | — | — | 148 | #703 |
| 1982 | — | — | 157 | #692 |
| 1981 | — | — | 167 | #663 |
| 1980 | — | — | 177 | #651 |
| 1979 | — | — | 191 | #618 |
| 1978 | — | — | 190 | #605 |
| 1977 | — | — | 187 | #614 |
| 1976 | — | — | 202 | #571 |
| 1975 | — | — | 202 | #568 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,855 | 216 | #547 |
| 1973 | — | — | 230 | #518 |
| 1972 | — | — | 265 | #482 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,434 | 320 | #454 |
| 1970 | — | — | 337 | #447 |
| 1969 | 7 | #6,004 | 319 | #441 |
| 1968 | — | — | 315 | #434 |
| 1967 | — | — | 275 | #453 |
| 1966 | 8 | #4,889 | 302 | #438 |
| 1965 | — | — | 309 | #438 |
| 1964 | — | — | 392 | #402 |
| 1963 | 11 | #4,031 | 410 | #396 |
| 1962 | — | — | 390 | #406 |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,618 | 397 | #398 |
| 1960 | 8 | #4,786 | 446 | #375 |
| 1959 | 10 | #4,039 | 483 | #355 |
| 1958 | — | — | 467 | #354 |
| 1957 | 8 | #4,553 | 551 | #329 |
| 1956 | 13 | #3,333 | 546 | #319 |
| 1955 | 13 | #3,229 | 579 | #302 |
| 1954 | 8 | #4,295 | 541 | #309 |
| 1953 | 10 | #3,698 | 593 | #288 |
| 1952 | 8 | #4,141 | 589 | #289 |
| 1951 | 21 | #2,182 | 588 | #281 |
| 1950 | 17 | #2,441 | 553 | #286 |
| 1949 | 18 | #2,343 | 630 | #258 |
| 1948 | 19 | #2,261 | 660 | #251 |
| 1947 | 16 | #2,540 | 676 | #253 |
| 1946 | 14 | #2,608 | 622 | #250 |
| 1945 | 17 | #2,067 | 544 | #245 |
| 1944 | 17 | #2,097 | 621 | #220 |
| 1943 | 19 | #1,997 | 614 | #234 |
| 1942 | 33 | #1,416 | 678 | #216 |
| 1941 | 20 | #1,813 | 657 | #207 |
| 1940 | 28 | #1,443 | 602 | #213 |
| 1939 | 20 | #1,734 | 621 | #202 |
| 1938 | 24 | #1,550 | 577 | #214 |
| 1937 | 33 | #1,256 | 648 | #196 |
| 1936 | 27 | #1,414 | 648 | #191 |
| 1935 | 19 | #1,782 | 680 | #189 |
| 1934 | 18 | #1,838 | 658 | #192 |
| 1933 | 17 | #1,913 | 660 | #186 |
| 1932 | 32 | #1,294 | 714 | #186 |
| 1931 | 31 | #1,315 | 758 | #177 |
| 1930 | 25 | #1,573 | 768 | #179 |
| 1929 | 27 | #1,487 | 732 | #187 |
| 1928 | 34 | #1,312 | 860 | #169 |
| 1927 | 43 | #1,174 | 849 | #175 |
| 1926 | 32 | #1,414 | 920 | #162 |
| 1925 | 32 | #1,446 | 917 | #163 |
| 1924 | 36 | #1,356 | 1,037 | #154 |
| 1923 | 34 | #1,351 | 939 | #162 |
| 1922 | 24 | #1,735 | 1,023 | #150 |
| 1921 | 27 | #1,626 | 979 | #155 |
| 1920 | 32 | #1,410 | 1,037 | #145 |
| 1919 | 29 | #1,446 | 1,020 | #142 |
| 1918 | 27 | #1,541 | 1,110 | #138 |
| 1917 | 28 | #1,403 | 939 | #142 |
| 1916 | 22 | #1,632 | 806 | #152 |
| 1915 | 27 | #1,370 | 794 | #151 |
| 1914 | 16 | #1,666 | 648 | #145 |
| 1913 | 18 | #1,361 | 583 | #134 |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,990 | 496 | #130 |
| 1911 | 6 | #2,210 | 272 | #127 |
| 1910 | 14 | #1,211 | 265 | #119 |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,616 | 235 | #118 |
| 1908 | 10 | #1,363 | 223 | #115 |
| 1907 | 10 | #1,298 | 250 | #98 |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,967 | 216 | #99 |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,549 | 184 | #116 |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,667 | 185 | #113 |
| 1903 | 7 | #1,449 | 192 | #102 |
| 1902 | 12 | #1,025 | 186 | #103 |
| 1901 | 6 | #1,483 | 161 | #105 |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,578 | 216 | #109 |
| 1899 | 6 | #1,407 | 177 | #99 |
| 1898 | — | — | 222 | #92 |
| 1897 | 6 | #1,392 | 190 | #95 |
| 1896 | — | — | 230 | #88 |
| 1895 | — | — | 212 | #89 |
| 1894 | 6 | #1,363 | 207 | #92 |
| 1893 | 8 | #1,092 | 194 | #93 |
| 1892 | 6 | #1,287 | 214 | #91 |
| 1891 | 8 | #1,013 | 201 | #79 |
| 1890 | 8 | #1,009 | 221 | #79 |
| 1889 | — | — | 195 | #90 |
| 1888 | 6 | #1,144 | 191 | #96 |
| 1887 | 5 | #1,158 | 184 | #85 |
| 1886 | — | — | 175 | #92 |
| 1885 | — | — | 196 | #85 |
| 1884 | — | — | 206 | #82 |
| 1883 | — | — | 166 | #84 |
| 1882 | — | — | 195 | #82 |
| 1881 | — | — | 125 | #101 |
| 1880 | — | — | 183 | #83 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).