Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Arch

#2,699 most common boys' name of all time · #6,487 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#2,699
Rank overall
#6,487 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
112 of 146
All-time
2,572
Since 2016
151
Peak year
1880 #199
Best rank
#199 1880
Girls Boys peak 61/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Arch is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 46 46 #2,765
2024 — 37 37 #3,216
2023 — 22 22 #4,610
2022 — 23 23 #4,444
2021 — 8 8 #8,830
2020 — 8 8 #8,741
2018 — 7 7 #9,679
2014 — 6 6 #10,729
2013 — 5 5 #12,149
2008 — 5 5 #12,579
2005 — 5 5 #11,483
1990 — 7 7 #6,433
1985 — 5 5 #6,557
1979 — 7 7 #4,856
1978 — 5 5 #5,798
1977 — 9 9 #3,842
1976 — 5 5 #5,611
1974 — 9 9 #3,565
1973 — 13 13 #2,722
1972 — 10 10 #3,159
1971 — 9 9 #3,383
1970 — 11 11 #2,900
1969 — 7 7 #3,606
1968 — 13 13 #2,319
1967 — 8 8 #2,998
1966 — 6 6 #3,555
1965 — 13 13 #2,278
1964 — 15 15 #2,119
1963 — 10 10 #2,683
1962 — 12 12 #2,374
1961 — 19 19 #1,887
1960 — 16 16 #2,047
1959 — 13 13 #2,303
1958 — 17 17 #1,956
1957 — 13 13 #2,282
1956 — 14 14 #2,177
1955 — 25 25 #1,540
1954 — 10 10 #2,600
1953 — 25 25 #1,510
1952 — 20 20 #1,707
1951 — 18 18 #1,779
1950 — 21 21 #1,618
1949 — 26 26 #1,435
1948 — 22 22 #1,563
1947 — 23 23 #1,560
1946 — 30 30 #1,280
1945 — 12 12 #2,018
1944 — 17 17 #1,687
1943 — 22 22 #1,489
1942 — 22 22 #1,500
1941 — 15 15 #1,828
1940 — 17 17 #1,687
1939 — 17 17 #1,642
1938 — 22 22 #1,443
1937 — 22 22 #1,446
1936 — 23 23 #1,389
1935 — 20 20 #1,544
1934 — 29 29 #1,241
1933 — 21 21 #1,501
1932 — 26 26 #1,357
1931 — 30 30 #1,257
1930 — 35 35 #1,191
1929 — 32 32 #1,240
1928 — 47 47 #1,005
1927 — 39 39 #1,145
1926 — 40 40 #1,125
1925 — 40 40 #1,108
1924 — 42 42 #1,108
1923 — 50 50 #977
1922 — 47 47 #1,032
1921 — 46 46 #1,026
1920 — 48 48 #987
1919 — 46 46 #999
1918 — 52 52 #919
1917 — 42 42 #1,003
1916 — 51 51 #883
1915 — 39 39 #1,015
1914 — 32 32 #986
1913 — 25 25 #999
1912 — 27 27 #855
1911 — 17 17 #794
1910 — 13 13 #871
1909 — 11 11 #902
1908 — 7 7 #1,130
1907 — 19 19 #562
1906 — 13 13 #680
1905 — 11 11 #749
1904 — 11 11 #728
1903 — 13 13 #623
1902 — 18 18 #507
1901 — 17 17 #470
1900 — 18 18 #580
1899 — 11 11 #623
1898 — 24 24 #404
1897 — 26 26 #367
1896 — 19 19 #465
1895 — 15 15 #532
1894 — 30 30 #322
1893 — 30 30 #317
1892 — 32 32 #329
1891 — 26 26 #334
1890 — 23 23 #369
1889 — 31 31 #313
1888 — 35 35 #303
1887 — 47 47 #231
1886 — 32 32 #302
1885 — 30 30 #307
1884 — 43 43 #259
1883 — 38 38 #263
1882 — 55 55 #221
1881 — 43 43 #233
1880 — 61 61 #199