Archibald — #1174 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Archibald

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,800 babies named Archibald between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Archibald currently holds the #1174 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 176 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Archibald performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 668 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Archibald shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 172 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Archibald in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Archibald in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,800 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.