U.S. baby names · 1880–2025
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Archie

Archie has been climbing in recent years. All-time it's been given to 57,535 U.S. babies, the 664th most common name by sound today, peaking at 1,137 in 1918, with 1,134 in 2025.

Archie has no common alternate spellings by sound.

Rising

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, “National data” baby-names files (1880–2025).