Archie is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “genuine.” In 2024 it was given to 1,037 boys in the United States.
Archie belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “genuine” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Archie first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #79 in 1890, and in 2024 1,037 babies received the name — 55,109 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Archie means “genuine” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Archie is a boy name. In 2024, 1,037 babies received the name in the US.
Archie comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Archie first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #79 in 1890, and 1,037 babies were given the name in 2024.
Archie is pronounced /ˈɑːt͡ʃi/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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