Boys' name · since 1880
Archie
Archie has 56,244 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #468 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #301 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 56,244
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
56,244 babies have been named Archie since 1880, making it today's #301 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Archie has been recorded 56,244 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #301 nationally and more common than 98% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #468 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #301 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 56,244 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Archie ranks #468 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #301 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 56,244 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #468 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #301 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 56,244
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Archie's 56,244 recorded births place it above 98.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Archie compares
56,244 Top 4% higher than 96% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Archie's all-time total is 152x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Archie | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 56,244 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,129 | 34 | 22,252 |
Archie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Archie's full recorded timeline at 1953, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 49 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 1,129 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Archie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,129
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Archie popularity over time - girls
1,291 total births recorded since 1887 (Archie as girls' name)
Archie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (9,293 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Archie's strongest decade.
9,293 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Archie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 1,816
1880s
1,816 births
- 1890s 2,068
1890s
2,068 births
- 1900s 2,048
1900s
2,048 births
- 1910s
1910s
6,933 births
- 1920s
1920s
9,293 births
- 1930s
1930s
6,732 births
- 1940s
1940s
6,304 births
- 1950s
1950s
5,490 births
- 1960s 3,555
1960s
3,555 births
- 1970s 2,340
1970s
2,340 births
- 1980s 1,376
1980s
1,376 births
- 1990s 783
1990s
783 births
- 2000s 636
2000s
636 births
- 2010s 1,472
2010s
1,472 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,398 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 9,293 births (17% of all-time use).
How Archie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Archie's total volume
Archie by state
Where Archie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,917 | 7.0% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 3,514 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 2,149 | 3.8% |
| #4 | California | | 2,124 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 1,999 | 3.6% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 1,864 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 1,821 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 1,703 | 3.0% |
3,917 of 56,244 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Archie appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Archie's data
- Archie's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (9,293 total births) through the 2020s (5,398) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Archies (3,917 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Archie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Archie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.