Boy or Girl

Is Archibald a boy or girl name?

Archibald is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 176 boys were named Archibald, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,800 US babies named Archibald were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#1,174
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Archibald since 1880
3,800
Most popular year
2024
176 babies
Babies named Archibald each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Archibald from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.05010015020018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Archibald, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s26000%
1890s23800%
1900s16300%
1910s48600%
1920s52600%
1930s21600%
1940s19500%
1950s18000%
1960s10700%
1970s8100%
1980s8400%
1990s8500%
2000s7800%
2010s43300%
2020s66800%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
2024176#1,1740–
2023148#1,2910–
2022148#1,2870–
2021100#1,6540–
202096#1,6560–
201971#2,0440–
201870#2,0490–
201749#2,5700–
201651#2,4790–
201550#2,4890–
201446#2,6260–
201325#3,9730–
201234#3,2370–
201114#5,9680–
201023#4,2460–
200915#5,8180–
200810#7,7330–
20077#9,8520–
20068#8,7830–
200510#7,1440–
20049#7,5670–
20036#9,6550–
20028#7,6930–
20015#10,6680–
20000–0–
19997#7,9290–
19989#6,3570–
19970–0–
199611#5,2100–
19959#5,9500–
19946#7,8370–
19939#5,7870–
199210#5,2610–
199112#4,4950–
199012#4,4220–
19898#5,6610–
19885#7,3490–
19876#6,1370–
198610#4,1470–
19856#5,8260–
19846#5,6040–
19837#4,9490–
198212#3,4970–
19819#4,1690–
198015#2,9710–
19797#4,8670–
19787#4,5850–
19775#5,8920–
19767#4,4540–
197510#3,4420–
19749#3,5750–
19739#3,4630–
19729#3,3630–
197110#3,1570–
19708#3,5360–
196912#2,5560–
196813#2,3190–
196715#2,0330–
19668#2,9970–
196514#2,1820–
19646#3,6200–
196311#2,5440–
19628#3,0550–
196111#2,5470–
19609#2,8810–
195917#1,9770–
19589#2,8280–
195715#2,0990–
195624#1,6100–
195511#2,4430–
195418#1,8290–
195327#1,4560–
195225#1,5200–
195117#1,8390–
195017#1,8160–
194918#1,7570–
194813#2,1190–
194721#1,6500–
194617#1,7620–
194520#1,4990–
194412#2,0820–
194328#1,3080–
194217#1,7330–
194126#1,3000–
194023#1,4010–
193912#2,0610–
193812#2,0880–
193720#1,5320–
193619#1,5460–
193523#1,4230–
193421#1,5020–
193320#1,5410–
193227#1,3250–
193130#1,2540–
193032#1,2590–
192942#1,0560–
192840#1,1120–
192743#1,0810–
192639#1,1440–
192563#8360–
192461#8870–
192368#8150–
192259#9050–
192151#9810–
192060#8870–
191969#7770–
191855#8950–
191773#7140–
191661#7900–
191557#8050–
191448#7580–
191339#7450–
191252#5560–
191115#8610–
191017#7290–
190911#8990–
190819#5880–
190716#6360–
190616#5910–
190515#6170–
190416#5670–
190323#4120–
190218#5090–
190115#5070–
190014#6820–
189919#4260–
189821#4370–
189716#4960–
189617#5030–
189526#3690–
189425#3670–
189320#4020–
189237#3030–
189119#3990–
189038#2790–
188923#3720–
188822#3980–
188719#3790–
188630#3120–
188525#3450–
188429#3260–
188328#3100–
188230#3130–
188127#3130–
188027#3260–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Archibald reached #279 in 1890. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

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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.