Archie

Boy name

Archie has been given to 57,535 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1918 and currently ranks #301 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈɑːt͡ʃi/

Clipping of Archibald +&lrm; -ie. The sense “anti-aircraft artillery” is said to be from airmen dodging hostile fire and shouting “Archibald, certainly not”, the refrain of a then popular music hall song of the same name first performed by George Robey in 1911. This habit probably originated with the pilot and commander Amyas Borton (1886–1969).

Origin: Germanic languages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

57,535

Peak year

1918 (1,137 babies)

Rank in 2025

#301 for boys

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +677%

Gender split

2% girls / 98% boys

Famous people named Archie

Prince Archie of Sussex

Son of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

Archie Panjabi

British actress (born 1972)

Archie Thompson

Australian association football player

Archie Shepp

American jazz musician

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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