Arch vs Archie

Side-by-side comparison of Arch and Archie — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Arch

Boy name · Rank #3206

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Name B

Archie

Boy name · Rank #333

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Metric Arch Archie
Current Rank #3206 #333
Total Births (all years) 2,526 55,109
Peak Year 1880 1918
Peak Year Births 61 1,110
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Arch Archie
1880ss 415 1,816
1890ss 236 2,068
1900ss 138 2,048
1910ss 344 6,933
1920ss 431 9,293
1930ss 245 6,732
1940ss 206 6,304
1950ss 176 5,490
1960ss 119 3,555
1970ss 78 2,340
1980ss 5 1,376
1990ss 7 783
2000ss 10 636
2010ss 18 1,472
2020ss 98 4,263

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Arch Archie
2014 6 110
2015 — 146
2016 — 133
2017 — 161
2018 7 210
2019 — 384
2020 8 635
2021 8 784
2022 23 861
2023 22 946
2024 37 1,037

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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