Archie

Primarily a boy's name · 98% boys

Meaning

Archie or Archy is a given name, almost exclusively masculine, and a diminutive of Archibald, which is derived from the Germanic ercan, meaning "genuine", and bald, meaning "bold." It has been in use as an independent given name in the Anglosphere since the 19th century.

From Wikipedia

Archie first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1918 with 1,110 babies (rank #138 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,037 boys (rank #333). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Archie

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Archie yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

56,395

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

1,110

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Archie

Archie Panjabifilm actor · b. 1972
Archie Thompsonassociation football player · b. 1978
Archie Shepprecording artist · b. 1937
Archie Hahnathletics competitor · b. 1880
Archie Mooreboxer · b. 1913

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	183	#83
1881	125	#101
1882	195	#82
1883	166	#84
1884	206	#82
1885	196	#85
1886	175	#92
1887	184	#85
1888	191	#96
1889	195	#90
1890	221	#79
1891	201	#79
1892	214	#91
1893	194	#93
1894	207	#92
1895	212	#89
1896	230	#88
1897	190	#95
1898	222	#92
1899	177	#99
1900	216	#109
1901	161	#105
1902	186	#103
1903	192	#102
1904	185	#113
1905	184	#116
1906	216	#99
1907	250	#98
1908	223	#115
1909	235	#118
1910	265	#119
1911	272	#127
1912	496	#130
1913	583	#134
1914	648	#145
1915	794	#151
1916	806	#152
1917	939	#142
1918	1,110	#138
1919	1,020	#142
1920	1,037	#145
1921	979	#155
1922	1,023	#150
1923	939	#162
1924	1,037	#154
1925	917	#163
1926	920	#162
1927	849	#175
1928	860	#169
1929	732	#187
1930	768	#179
1931	758	#177
1932	714	#186
1933	660	#186
1934	658	#192
1935	680	#189
1936	648	#191
1937	648	#196
1938	577	#214
1939	621	#202
1940	602	#213
1941	657	#207
1942	678	#216
1943	614	#234
1944	621	#220
1945	544	#245
1946	622	#250
1947	676	#253
1948	660	#251
1949	630	#258
1950	553	#286
1951	588	#281
1952	589	#289
1953	593	#288
1954	541	#309
1955	579	#301
1956	546	#319
1957	551	#329
1958	467	#353
1959	483	#355
1960	446	#375
1961	397	#399
1962	390	#406
1963	410	#396
1964	392	#403
1965	309	#438
1966	302	#438
1967	275	#453
1968	315	#434
1969	319	#441
1970	337	#447
1971	320	#455
1972	265	#482
1973	230	#518
1974	216	#547
1975	202	#568
1976	202	#571
1977	187	#614
1978	190	#605
1979	191	#618
1980	177	#651
1981	167	#663
1982	157	#692
1983	148	#703
1984	142	#731
1985	134	#764
1986	123	#816
1987	109	#896
1988	115	#890
1989	104	#1,003
1990	109	#1,013
1991	99	#1,095
1992	90	#1,164
1993	73	#1,332
1994	92	#1,200
1995	75	#1,359
1996	70	#1,454
1997	58	#1,693
1998	49	#1,959
1999	68	#1,593
2000	50	#2,017
2001	54	#1,983
2002	55	#1,998
2003	62	#1,889
2004	69	#1,804
2005	64	#1,967
2006	69	#1,948
2007	51	#2,476
2008	75	#1,918
2009	87	#1,756
2010	79	#1,834
2011	73	#1,906
2012	93	#1,658
2013	83	#1,756
2014	110	#1,473
2015	146	#1,245
2016	133	#1,340
2017	161	#1,163
2018	210	#984
2019	384	#674
2020	635	#468
2021	784	#400
2022	861	#375
2023	946	#347
2024	1,037	#333