Name profile

Archie

This name is a diminutive of Archibald.

PronunciationAmerican English /ˈɑɹ.t͡ʃi/; British English /ˈɑː.t͡ʃi/
Usage languagesEnglish, Scottish
US rank (2025)#301

Meaning and history

Archie is a diminutive of Archibald and is borne by Archie Andrews, an American comic-book character created in 1941; it was also chosen by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for their son, born in 2019.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 69 births, rank #1,943
2007: 51 births, rank #2,473
2008: 75 births, rank #1,916
2009: 87 births, rank #1,755
2010: 79 births, rank #1,834
20112011: 73 births, rank #1,905
2012: 93 births, rank #1,657
2013: 83 births, rank #1,754
2014: 110 births, rank #1,473
2015: 146 births, rank #1,245
20162016: 133 births, rank #1,339
2017: 161 births, rank #1,164
2018: 210 births, rank #984
2019: 384 births, rank #674
2020: 635 births, rank #468
20212021: 784 births, rank #400
2022: 864 births, rank #375
2023: 946 births, rank #347
2024: 1,040 births, rank #332
20252025: 1,129 births, rank #301

Archie rose from #332 to #301 for boys between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 1,129.