Boy or Girl

Is Arch a boy or girl name?

Arch is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 37 boys were named Arch, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,526 US babies named Arch were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#3,211
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Arch since 1880
2,526
Most popular year
1880
61 babies
Babies named Arch each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Arch from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.02040608018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Arch, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s41500%
1890s23600%
1900s13800%
1910s34400%
1920s43100%
1930s24500%
1940s20600%
1950s17600%
1960s11900%
1970s7800%
1980s500%
1990s700%
2000s1000%
2010s1800%
2020s9800%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202437#3,2110–
202322#4,6130–
202223#4,4450–
20218#8,8870–
20208#8,7940–
20190–0–
20187#9,7450–
20170–0–
20160–0–
20150–0–
20146#10,8070–
20135#12,2900–
20120–0–
20110–0–
20100–0–
20090–0–
20085#12,6800–
20070–0–
20060–0–
20055#11,5900–
20040–0–
20030–0–
20020–0–
20010–0–
20000–0–
19990–0–
19980–0–
19970–0–
19960–0–
19950–0–
19940–0–
19930–0–
19920–0–
19910–0–
19907#6,4480–
19890–0–
19880–0–
19870–0–
19860–0–
19855#6,5870–
19840–0–
19830–0–
19820–0–
19810–0–
19800–0–
19797#4,8660–
19785#5,8390–
19779#3,8460–
19765#5,6410–
19750–0–
19749#3,5740–
197313#2,7250–
197210#3,1670–
19719#3,3870–
197011#2,8990–
19697#3,6090–
196813#2,3180–
19678#2,9990–
19666#3,5530–
196513#2,2750–
196415#2,1150–
196310#2,6810–
196212#2,3690–
196119#1,8760–
196016#2,0440–
195913#2,3020–
195817#1,9570–
195713#2,2810–
195614#2,1700–
195525#1,5410–
195410#2,5990–
195325#1,5100–
195220#1,7050–
195118#1,7810–
195021#1,6160–
194926#1,4360–
194822#1,5590–
194723#1,5560–
194630#1,2780–
194512#2,0120–
194417#1,6850–
194322#1,4880–
194222#1,4980–
194115#1,8240–
194017#1,6830–
193917#1,6390–
193822#1,4420–
193722#1,4460–
193623#1,3850–
193520#1,5430–
193429#1,2410–
193321#1,5020–
193226#1,3560–
193130#1,2530–
193035#1,1930–
192932#1,2380–
192847#1,0040–
192739#1,1460–
192640#1,1260–
192540#1,1110–
192442#1,1090–
192350#9780–
192247#1,0330–
192146#1,0260–
192048#9880–
191946#1,0010–
191852#9190–
191742#1,0040–
191651#8830–
191539#1,0150–
191432#9860–
191325#9980–
191227#8550–
191117#7950–
191013#8630–
190911#8980–
19087#1,1210–
190719#5590–
190613#6760–
190511#7440–
190411#7250–
190313#6230–
190218#5080–
190117#4670–
190018#5800–
189911#6170–
189824#4030–
189726#3680–
189619#4630–
189515#5310–
189430#3220–
189330#3170–
189232#3300–
189126#3330–
189023#3700–
188931#3150–
188835#3020–
188747#2300–
188632#3020–
188530#3070–
188443#2590–
188338#2640–
188255#2210–
188143#2340–
188061#1990–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Arch reached #199 in 1880. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1880s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Arch

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.