Archy — #12012 US boys' name
24 babies named Archy in U.S. Social Security records since 2019, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 16% of names given to boys today.
79% of everyone ever named Archy was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Archy in 2022 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Archy
The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Archy between 2019 and 2024, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Archy currently holds the #12012 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Archy performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Archy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Archy 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 24 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.
Archy at a glance
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Current rank
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Archy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2019
- Peak year (2022)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
Currently ranks #12012 among boys.
24 total births across 6 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2022 with 7 births in a single year.
Archy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 19 births that decade — 79% of Archy's all-time total
Archy decade highlights
- Peak decade 19 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2020s was Archy's strongest decade
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 79% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2019–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.