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Archibald

Archibald holds the #1145 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 184 newborn boys in a single year. After peaking all the way back in 1890, Archibald is staging a comeback — its rank has improved for at least three years in a row. Its strongest year on record was 1890 (#279 nationally, 38 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Wisconsin (#618 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1145
among boy names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#279
in 1890 (1890s)
Babies in 2025
184
boys named Archibald

Archibald popularity, 1880–2025

0.009%0.018%0.028%0.037%18801900192019401960198020002020#279 in 1890
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1890

Where Archibald is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025ND—Minnesota: #640 (7 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)MN#640Wisconsin: #618 (7 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)WI#618Michigan: #1113 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)MI#1113New York: #844 (16 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NY#844Massachusetts: #789 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MA#789Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025IA—Illinois: #1023 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)IL#1023Indiana: #949 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IN#949Ohio: #1111 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)OH#1111Pennsylvania: #1094 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)PA#1094New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025CT—California: #1011 (21 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1011Utah: #621 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)UT#621Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025NE—Missouri: #648 (8 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)MO#648Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025WV—Virginia: #875 (7 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)VA#875Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Archibald in 2025HI—Texas: #1415 (13 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1415Florida: #1191 (10 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1191
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Utah (#621), Wisconsin (#618), Missouri (#648)

Uniqueness score

56/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Archibald in the most recent year of SSA data.

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