Archie

Diminutive of Archibald, Teutonic

"truly brave"

Updated Wed Nov 29 2023

Archie Origin and Meaning

The name Archie is a boy's name of German origin meaning "truly brave".

Archie made global news as the surprise first name of the newborn royal baby, son of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex aka Harry and Meghan. Archie has now officially transcended Archie Bunker and Riverdale's Archie to take the, um, throne as the quintessential retro nickname name.

Though Archie dropped from the Top 1000 in the US in the late 80s because of Archie Bunker's negative image, it's been in the British Top 100 since the beginning of this century. Thanks to its new royal status, we expect Archie to rise again in the US too.

Funny couple Amy Poehler and Will Arnett for their son--though they did put the full name Archibald on the birth certificate.

Archie can be a female nickname name too--Archie Panjabi, who won an Emmy for her role as Kalinda Sharma in "The Good Wife" in 2010, was born Archana.

# 377 in the US

Archie Rank in US Top 1000

# 54 on Nameberry

Archie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Archie Popularity

377US2022
54Nameberry2023
824Future2028
9England2021
8Scotland2022
64Ireland2022
12Australia2022
17New Zealand2022
33Dogs2022
32Cats2022

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Famous People Named Archie

Archie SheppAmerican jazz saxophonist
Archibald Campbell "Archie" MacLarenEnglish cricketer
Archie GoodwinAmerican comic book writer/artist
Archie ThompsonAustralian footballer
Elisha Archibald "Archie" Manning IIIAmerican NFL football player; father of NFL players Peyton and Eli Manning
Archie MooreAmerican boxer
Archie Cruz (b. Arttu Kuosmanen)lead singer/guitarist in Finish rock band Santa Cruz
Archie KaoAmerican actor
Archie James Bealealso known as Archie Renaux, English actor
Archie Clementpro,Confederate guerrilla leader in the American Civil War
Archie O'Harason of footballer Jamie O'Hara

Archie Hindmarshson of Australian Rugby League player Nathan Hindmarsh
Archibald William Emerson "Archie" Arnett (b. 2008)son of actors Amy Poehler and Will Arnett
Archie David Lloyd Jacksonson of YouTubers Ash and James Jackson
Archie Jay Lomas (b. 2009)late son of actors Jamie Lomas and Kym Marsh
Archie Bullardson of footballer Jimmy Bullard
Archie Heaton (b. 2014)son of Charlie Heaton
Archie Payne (b. 2014)son of YouTuber Kate Murnane (DollyBowBow)
Archie Wersching Full (b. 2018)son of actors Annie Wersching and Stephen Full
Archie Harrison MountbattenWindsor (b. 2019), son of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duke and Duchess of Sussex

Archie in Pop Culture

Archibald "Archie" Andrewscharacter in "Archie Comics" and TV's "Riverdale"
Archie Bunkermain character in the TV show "All in the Family"
Archie MacDonaldcharacter on British TV's "Monarch of the Glen"
Archibald "Archie" Campbellcharacter from Louisa May Alcott's "Rose in Bloom"
Archie Goodwindetective assistant in Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe novels
Archie Mosescharacter in the movie "Bulletproof"
"ArchieMarry Me," song by Alvvays
Archibald "Archie" Forbesmain character in G. A. Henty's, "In Freedom's Cause"
Archie KnoxAlec Baldwin's character in "Suburban Girl"
ArchieTeam Aqua Leader in Pokemon video games
Archibald "Archie" Cullencharacter in "Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined" by Stephenie Meyer

Archie Johnsoncharacter on TV's "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
Nickname for Archer
Archie Costelloan antagonist in Robert Cormier's YA classic "The Chocolate War"