Archibald
Archibald is a family name and a given name, deriving from Old High German Erkanbald, composed of erkan, "precious" and bald, "strong". The name varies in Old French as Archambeault and Archambault, and in Italian as Arcimboldi.
- Scottish
- English
Meaning & Origin of Archibald
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Archibald is a family name and a given name, deriving from Old High German Erkanbald, composed of erkan, "precious" and bald, "strong". The name varies in Old French as Archambeault and Archambault, and in Italian as Arcimboldi.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Scottish
- English
The Story of Archibald
Archibald first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 27 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 193 births, good for #1,114 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 25% of all recorded Archibalds. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,114 among baby boy names with 193 births, rising sharply (+119% over the past five years). In total, more than 4K Archibalds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Archibald
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Archibald. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Archibald
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About the name Archibald
Archibald is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Archibald's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #279. Use the chart and map above to compare Archibald's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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