Archie: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced AHR-chee · 2 syllables

Archie means “anti-aircraft artillery”, from English.

Clipping of Archibald + -ie. This habit probably originated with the pilot and commander Amyas Borton (1886–1969).

How popular is Archie?

Archie was the #301 name in the US in 2025, given to 1,134 babies. It’s rising: up 847% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1880.

Babies named Archie in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1880).

Half of US adults named Archie are older than 67; most are between 31 and 89. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Archie have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Archie means “anti-aircraft artillery”. It comes from English.

Archie is pronounced AHR-chee.

Archie was the #301 name in the US in 2025, given to 1,134 babies. It’s rising: up 847% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1880.

Half of US adults named Archie are older than 67. Most are between 31 and 89.