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