Boys' name · peaked in 1890
Archie name popularity since 1925
39,169 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Archie (2.1% girls, 97.9% boys). Half of them were born in 1952 or earlier, so the typical Archie is about 74 years old in 2026. Archie peaked in 1890 as the #79 name for boys, and it ranked #301 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 39,169
- Named Archie, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1890
- #79 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #301
- for boys in 2025 (1,129 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 97.9% boys
- 805 girls · 38,364 boys
- Most popular in
- Mississippi
- 3.96× its national share
Peak year is the year Archie made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Archie births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 2025. Measured as a share of all babies, Archie peaked earlier, in 1890.
- Steepest fall: Between 1984 and 1989, Archie's share of baby boys fell by 34%, from 1 in 12,700 to 1 in 19,200.
- Fastest rise: Between 2016 and 2021, it became 6.4× more common, from 1 in 14,300 baby boys to 1 in 2,230.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Archie's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Archie.
Decade by decade
Babies named Archie in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 168 | 4,278 | – |
| 1930s | 246 | 6,732 | #189 |
| 1940s | 201 | 6,304 | #245 |
| 1950s | 108 | 5,490 | #302 |
| 1960s | 39 | 3,555 | #438 |
| 1970s | 11 | 2,340 | #568 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,376 | #764 |
| 1990s | 0 | 783 | #1,359 |
| 2000s | 0 | 636 | #1,967 |
| 2010s | 5 | 1,472 | #1,245 |
| 2020–25 | 27 | 5,398 | #301 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
31.9% of babies named Archie from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Archie is most popular
The index compares Archie's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Archie.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 3.96× | 1,658 |
| Arkansas | 2.84× | 1,008 |
| South Carolina | 2.82× | 1,364 |
| North Carolina | 2.76× | 2,711 |
| Alabama | 2.41× | 1,473 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Archie's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Archie.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Archie (1890).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data