Archibald Name Popularity

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How popular is Archibald?

In 2018 the rare name Archibald, ranked the 2,054th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

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

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #279 in 1890.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1917 with 73 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Archibald was less than 5, most recently in 2000.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Archibald occurred roughly during the years 1909-1912, 1948-1952, 2007-2014, and 2015-2017, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1906-1909, 1927-1933, and 1935-1938.

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

What does the future hold for the popularity of Archibald?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

The name Archibald is quite distinctive but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Archibal. (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		69	2,054
2017		49	2,563
2016		51	2,475
2015		50	2,482
2014		46	2,619
2013		25	3,971
2012		34	3,234
2011		14	5,964
2010		23	4,244
2009		15	5,815
2008		10	7,732
2007		7	9,848
2006		8	8,777
2005		10	7,142
2004		9	7,565
2003		6	9,651
2002		8	7,689
2001		5	10,662
2000		< 5	--
1999		7	7,928
1998		9	6,355
1997		< 5	--
1996		11	5,208
1995		9	5,948
1994		6	7,837
1993		9	5,786
1992		10	5,260
1991		12	4,495
1990		13	4,185
1989		8	5,660
1988		5	7,344
1987		6	6,131
1986		10	4,144
1985		6	5,824
1984		6	5,602
1983		7	4,946
1982		12	3,495
1981		9	4,167
1980		15	2,972
1979		7	4,866
1978		7	4,582
1977		6	5,160
1976		7	4,450
1975		10	3,440
1974		9	3,571
1973		9	3,464
1972		9	3,360
1971		10	3,157
1970		8	3,533
1969		12	2,556
1968		13	2,318
1967		15	2,033
1966		7	3,259
1965		14	2,177
1964		6	3,619
1963		11	2,547
1962		8	3,054
1961		11	2,539
1960		9	2,878
1959		17	1,977
1958		9	2,824
1957		15	2,099
1956		24	1,606
1955		11	2,446
1954		18	1,829
1953		27	1,456
1952		25	1,519
1951		17	1,840
1950		17	1,815
1949		18	1,756
1948		13	2,118
1947		21	1,650
1946		17	1,763
1945		20	1,499
1944		12	2,080
1943		28	1,306
1942		17	1,733
1941		26	1,300
1940		23	1,400
1939		12	2,059
1938		12	2,087
1937		20	1,531
1936		19	1,546
1935		23	1,425
1934		21	1,503
1933		20	1,540
1932		27	1,325
1931		30	1,253
1930		32	1,258
1929		42	1,056
1928		40	1,112
1927		43	1,081
1926		39	1,145
1925		63	836
1924		61	887
1923		68	815
1922		59	904
1921		51	981
1920		60	887
1919		69	777
1918		55	895
1917		73	714
1916		61	790
1915		57	805
1914		48	758
1913		39	745
1912		52	556
1911		15	861
1910		17	729
1909		11	899
1908		19	588
1907		16	636
1906		16	591
1905		15	617
1904		16	567
1903		23	412
1902		18	509
1901		15	507
1900		14	682
1899		19	426
1898		21	437
1897		16	496
1896		17	503
1895		26	369
1894		25	367
1893		20	402
1892		37	303
1891		19	399
1890		38	279
1889		23	372
1888		22	398
1887		19	379
1886		30	312
1885		25	345
1884		29	326
1883		28	310
1882		30	313
1881		27	313
1880		27	326

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.