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How popular is the name Archy?

Births per year, rank history and how many Archies are alive today.

Archy (male), a spelling of Archie, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2023 (ranked 4992nd); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 2008, when 14 babies were given the name, the 1511th most popular that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Archie you are most likely to meet is around 13 years old. Half of all Archies born in England and Wales are between 6 and 17, and there are at least 63,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 19% chance that at least one of them will be called Archie.

How many babies are named Archy each year?

Includes all spellings: Archy, Archie. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

01k2k3k200020201996: 1691997: 2561998: 3731999: 4512000: 6462001: 9742002: 1,1692003: 1,2252004: 1,5192005: 1,6962006: 1,7512007: 1,9572008: 2,3302009: 3,0802010: 2,7022011: 2,8132012: 3,0742013: 3,2692014: 3,1072015: 2,9182016: 2,7972017: 2,8122018: 2,9582019: 2,5482020: 2,9502021: 2,9322022: 2,6882023: 2,4032024: 2,5752025: 2,465actual

Where does the Archy spelling rank?

1101001,0005,000200020202000: ranked 3,0362001: ranked 2,2202002: ranked 2,6362003: ranked 1,6292004: ranked 2,0702005: ranked 1,6172006: ranked 1,5452007: ranked 2,0232008: ranked 1,5112009: ranked 1,8592010: ranked 2,0362011: ranked 2,3902012: ranked 1,8522013: ranked 3,8222014: ranked 2,4592015: ranked 3,0042016: ranked 3,0792017: ranked 2,3242018: ranked 2,4452019: ranked 3,9372020: ranked 2,9602021: ranked 3,9902022: ranked 4,0022023: ranked 4,992

Where does the Archie spelling rank?

110100200200020201996: ranked 1921997: ranked 1411998: ranked 1201999: ranked 1082000: ranked 812001: ranked 602002: ranked 552003: ranked 502004: ranked 452005: ranked 382006: ranked 402007: ranked 332008: ranked 312009: ranked 202010: ranked 242011: ranked 242012: ranked 232013: ranked 162014: ranked 172015: ranked 192016: ranked 182017: ranked 182018: ranked 162019: ranked 192020: ranked 92021: ranked 92022: ranked 112023: ranked 132024: ranked 102025: ranked 11

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Archy per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 3,269 in 2013
Archy: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Archy most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Archie, peaked in 2013, when 3,269 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Archy spelling itself peaked in 2008, with 14 babies.

How many people are called Archy?

At least 63,000 people named Archy in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Archy?

Most living Archies are between 6 and 17; the most common age is about 13.

Is Archy becoming more or less popular?

Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.






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