Meaning and history
This name comes from the Greek elements ἀρχός (archos), meaning “master,” and μήδεα (medea), meaning “plans, counsel, cunning.” It was borne by a 3rd-century BC Greek mathematician, astronomer, and inventor.
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: 6 births, rank #10,921
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: 7 births, rank #9,864
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
20112011: 7 births, rank #9,600
2012: 5 births, rank #12,274
2013: 8 births, rank #8,789
2014: 10 births, rank #7,562
2015: 10 births, rank #7,491
20162016: 12 births, rank #6,726
2017: 16 births, rank #5,526
2018: 17 births, rank #5,320
2019: 8 births, rank #8,889
2020: 15 births, rank #5,699
20212021: 12 births, rank #6,698
2022: 13 births, rank #6,479
2023: 19 births, rank #5,075
2024: 17 births, rank #5,443
20252025: 14 births, rank #6,143
In 2025, 14 babies were recorded with the name Archimedes, ranking #6,143 among boys.