Archie vs Arch

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

Name A

Archie

Boy name · Rank #333

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Name B

Arch

Boy name · Rank #3206

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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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