Archer vs Archibald

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

Name A

Archer

Boy name · Rank #115

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Name B

Archibald

Boy name · Rank #1176

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Metric Archer Archibald
Current Rank #115 #1176
Total Births (all years) 31,391 3,985
Peak Year 2025 2025
Peak Year Births 3,627 184
Peak Decade 2020s 2020s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Archer Archibald
1880s 61 260
1890s 10 238
1900s 25 163
1910s 192 486
1920s 221 526
1930s 121 216
1940s 134 195
1950s 121 180
1960s 83 107
1970s 49 81
1980s 17 84
1990s 127 85
2000s 1,195 78
2010s 11,469 433
2020s 17,566 853

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Archer Archibald
2014 1,183 46
2015 1,275 50
2016 1,385 51
2017 1,463 49
2018 1,594 70
2019 1,884 71
2020 2,349 96
2021 2,732 100
2022 2,922 148
2023 2,834 149
2024 3,102 176
2025 3,627 184

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, 1880–2025.

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