Arch Name Popularity

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How popular is Arch?

In 2018 the rare name Arch, ranked the 9,691st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Arch is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #199 in 1880 with 61 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Arch was less than 5, most recently in 2017.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Arch occurred roughly during the years 1908-1916, and 1943-1946, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1887-1890, 1892-1895, and 1930-1933.

Arch's popularity has been moving upward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Arch for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Arch?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Arch is mostly unused but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Arch (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		7	9,691
2017		< 5	--
2016		< 5	--
2015		< 5	--
2014		6	10,788
2013		5	12,274
2012		< 5	--
2011		< 5	--
2010		< 5	--
2009		< 5	--
2008		5	12,669
2007		< 5	--
2006		< 5	--
2005		5	11,588
2004		< 5	--
2003		< 5	--
2002		< 5	--
2001		< 5	--
2000		< 5	--
1999		< 5	--
1998		< 5	--
1997		< 5	--
1996		< 5	--
1995		< 5	--
1994		< 5	--
1993		< 5	--
1992		< 5	--
1991		< 5	--
1990		7	6,443
1989		< 5	--
1988		< 5	--
1987		< 5	--
1986		< 5	--
1985		5	6,585
1984		< 5	--
1983		< 5	--
1982		< 5	--
1981		< 5	--
1980		< 5	--
1979		7	4,865
1978		5	5,840
1977		9	3,845
1976		5	5,639
1975		< 5	--
1974		9	3,570
1973		13	2,723
1972		10	3,164
1971		10	3,155
1970		11	2,902
1969		7	3,611
1968		13	2,317
1967		8	2,994
1966		6	3,551
1965		13	2,276
1964		15	2,114
1963		10	2,684
1962		12	2,364
1961		19	1,877
1960		16	2,045
1959		13	2,303
1958		17	1,959
1957		13	2,283
1956		14	2,173
1955		25	1,538
1954		10	2,597
1953		25	1,508
1952		20	1,705
1951		18	1,781
1950		21	1,616
1949		26	1,437
1948		22	1,560
1947		23	1,555
1946		30	1,278
1945		12	2,011
1944		17	1,685
1943		22	1,491
1942		22	1,497
1941		15	1,824
1940		17	1,683
1939		17	1,639
1938		22	1,442
1937		22	1,448
1936		23	1,385
1935		20	1,545
1934		29	1,240
1933		21	1,501
1932		26	1,356
1931		30	1,252
1930		35	1,192
1929		32	1,238
1928		47	1,004
1927		39	1,145
1926		40	1,126
1925		40	1,111
1924		42	1,109
1923		50	978
1922		47	1,033
1921		46	1,026
1920		48	988
1919		46	1,001
1918		52	919
1917		42	1,004
1916		51	883
1915		39	1,015
1914		32	986
1913		25	998
1912		27	855
1911		17	795
1910		13	863
1909		11	898
1908		7	1,121
1907		19	559
1906		13	676
1905		11	744
1904		11	725
1903		13	623
1902		18	508
1901		17	467
1900		18	580
1899		11	617
1898		24	403
1897		26	368
1896		19	463
1895		15	531
1894		30	322
1893		30	317
1892		32	330
1891		26	333
1890		23	370
1889		31	315
1888		35	302
1887		47	230
1886		32	302
1885		30	307
1884		43	259
1883		38	264
1882		55	221
1881		43	234
1880		61	199

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.