Archibald
Archibald is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 176 births. Its best rank was 279th, in 1890.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 1760.01% of boys
- Peak year
- 2024176 births
- Best rank
- #279in 1890
- Since 1880
- 3,800people given the name
The story in the numbers
3,800 boys have been named Archibald in the United States since 1880, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 176 births.
This is a comeback. After an early peak the name fell to a fraction of its former share, and it has been climbing again for the past decade.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1940, and the 2020s alone account for 18%. It has spent 46 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
| Decade | boys named Archibald | |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 260 | |
| 1890s | 238 | |
| 1900s | 163 | |
| 1910s | 486 | |
| 1920s | 526 | |
| 1930s | 216 | |
| 1940s | 195 | |
| 1950s | 180 | |
| 1960s | 107 | |
| 1970s | 81 | |
| 1980s | 84 | |
| 1990s | 85 | |
| 2000s | 78 | |
| 2010s | 433 | |
| 2020s | 668 |
In 2024, its biggest year
Archibald was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Archibald
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Ottopeak 2024
- Docpeak 2021
- Gustavepeak 1915
- Ligepeak 1915
- Christpeak 1923
- Guspeak 1921
- Charleypeak 1920
- Nelspeak 1918
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.