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.

Archibald

#2,056 most common boys' name of all time · #4,913 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#2,056
Rank overall
#4,913 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
144 of 146
All-time
3,985
Since 2016
1,094
Peak year
2025 #1,145
Best rank
#281 1890
Girls Boys peak 184/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Archibald 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 — 184 184 #1,145
2024 — 176 176 #1,176
2023 — 149 149 #1,288
2022 — 148 148 #1,290
2021 — 100 100 #1,659
2020 — 96 96 #1,655
2019 — 71 71 #2,042
2018 — 70 70 #2,046
2017 — 49 49 #2,567
2016 — 51 51 #2,477
2015 — 50 50 #2,486
2014 — 46 46 #2,623
2013 — 25 25 #3,965
2012 — 34 34 #3,231
2011 — 14 14 #5,948
2010 — 23 23 #4,245
2009 — 15 15 #5,803
2008 — 10 10 #7,705
2007 — 7 7 #9,805
2006 — 8 8 #8,739
2005 — 10 10 #7,107
2004 — 9 9 #7,551
2003 — 6 6 #9,596
2002 — 8 8 #7,657
2001 — 5 5 #10,569
1999 — 7 7 #7,888
1998 — 9 9 #6,320
1996 — 11 11 #5,193
1995 — 9 9 #5,934
1994 — 6 6 #7,779
1993 — 9 9 #5,772
1992 — 10 10 #5,244
1991 — 12 12 #4,484
1990 — 12 12 #4,411
1989 — 8 8 #5,629
1988 — 5 5 #7,293
1987 — 6 6 #6,106
1986 — 10 10 #4,143
1985 — 6 6 #5,797
1984 — 6 6 #5,577
1983 — 7 7 #4,923
1982 — 12 12 #3,484
1981 — 9 9 #4,161
1980 — 15 15 #2,974
1979 — 7 7 #4,859
1978 — 7 7 #4,566
1977 — 5 5 #5,868
1976 — 7 7 #4,433
1975 — 10 10 #3,432
1974 — 9 9 #3,567
1973 — 9 9 #3,449
1972 — 9 9 #3,356
1971 — 10 10 #3,156
1970 — 8 8 #3,532
1969 — 12 12 #2,555
1968 — 13 13 #2,321
1967 — 15 15 #2,037
1966 — 8 8 #3,002
1965 — 14 14 #2,181
1964 — 6 6 #3,620
1963 — 11 11 #2,547
1962 — 8 8 #3,052
1961 — 11 11 #2,546
1960 — 9 9 #2,884
1959 — 17 17 #1,981
1958 — 9 9 #2,830
1957 — 15 15 #2,096
1956 — 24 24 #1,611
1955 — 11 11 #2,442
1954 — 18 18 #1,834
1953 — 27 27 #1,457
1952 — 25 25 #1,520
1951 — 17 17 #1,840
1950 — 17 17 #1,821
1949 — 18 18 #1,760
1948 — 13 13 #2,122
1947 — 21 21 #1,650
1946 — 17 17 #1,764
1945 — 20 20 #1,498
1944 — 12 12 #2,089
1943 — 28 28 #1,311
1942 — 17 17 #1,737
1941 — 26 26 #1,304
1940 — 23 23 #1,401
1939 — 12 12 #2,058
1938 — 12 12 #2,095
1937 — 20 20 #1,534
1936 — 19 19 #1,544
1935 — 23 23 #1,427
1934 — 21 21 #1,501
1933 — 20 20 #1,542
1932 — 27 27 #1,327
1931 — 30 30 #1,259
1930 — 32 32 #1,262
1929 — 42 42 #1,058
1928 — 40 40 #1,112
1927 — 43 43 #1,082
1926 — 39 39 #1,144
1925 — 63 63 #836
1924 — 61 61 #886
1923 — 68 68 #817
1922 — 59 59 #906
1921 — 51 51 #982
1920 — 60 60 #889
1919 — 69 69 #778
1918 — 55 55 #894
1917 — 73 73 #715
1916 — 61 61 #791
1915 — 57 57 #804
1914 — 48 48 #758
1913 — 39 39 #747
1912 — 52 52 #556
1911 — 15 15 #861
1910 — 17 17 #732
1909 — 11 11 #904
1908 — 19 19 #591
1907 — 16 16 #639
1906 — 16 16 #593
1905 — 15 15 #620
1904 — 16 16 #573
1903 — 23 23 #417
1902 — 18 18 #508
1901 — 15 15 #511
1900 — 14 14 #682
1899 — 19 19 #427
1898 — 21 21 #440
1897 — 16 16 #499
1896 — 17 17 #503
1895 — 26 26 #374
1894 — 25 25 #369
1893 — 20 20 #404
1892 — 37 37 #304
1891 — 19 19 #400
1890 — 38 38 #281
1889 — 23 23 #371
1888 — 22 22 #400
1887 — 19 19 #381
1886 — 30 30 #314
1885 — 25 25 #348
1884 — 29 29 #327
1883 — 28 28 #312
1882 — 30 30 #316
1881 — 27 27 #316
1880 — 27 27 #327