Archibald

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Archibald first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 88 babies (rank #462 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Archibald

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

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,176

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Archibald

Archibald Hillbiophysicist · b. 1886
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Roseberybiographer · b. 1847
Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavellarmy officer · b. 1883
Archibald MacLeishessayist · b. 1892
Archibald Leitchengineer · b. 1865

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	17	#855
1997	22	#728
1998	25	#671
1999	28	#622
2000	29	#626
2001	41	#495
2002	48	#458
2003	55	#448
2004	46	#555
2005	57	#487
2006	69	#463
2007	63	#509
2008	85	#431
2009	69	#506
2010	70	#503
2011	53	#631
2012	80	#479
2013	87	#451
2014	59	#598
2015	88	#462
2016	85	#477