Arch is an uncommon variant of Archie that peaked in 1880 and has grown less common since.
Arch is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,767 for boy births in the United States (and #5,920 across all names), given to 46 babies. Arch first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1880 (61 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | 46 | #2,767 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | #3,221 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | #4,617 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | #4,449 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #8,889 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #8,802 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | #9,747 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | #10,808 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #12,291 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | #12,682 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | #11,591 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #6,448 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #6,587 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #4,866 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #5,839 |
| 1977 | 9 | — | #3,845 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #5,641 |
| 1974 | 9 | — | #3,573 |
| 1973 | 13 | — | #2,724 |
| 1972 | 10 | — | #3,166 |
| 1971 | 9 | — | #3,387 |
| 1970 | 11 | — | #2,900 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #3,609 |
| 1968 | 13 | — | #2,318 |
| 1967 | 8 | — | #2,999 |
| 1966 | 6 | — | #3,554 |
| 1965 | 13 | — | #2,275 |
| 1964 | 15 | — | #2,115 |
| 1963 | 10 | — | #2,679 |
| 1962 | 12 | — | #2,369 |
| 1961 | 19 | — | #1,878 |
| 1960 | 16 | — | #2,044 |
| 1959 | 13 | — | #2,302 |
| 1958 | 17 | — | #1,957 |
| 1957 | 13 | — | #2,280 |
| 1956 | 14 | — | #2,170 |
| 1955 | 25 | — | #1,541 |
| 1954 | 10 | — | #2,599 |
| 1953 | 25 | — | #1,510 |
| 1952 | 20 | — | #1,705 |
| 1951 | 18 | — | #1,780 |
| 1950 | 21 | — | #1,616 |
| 1949 | 26 | — | #1,436 |
| 1948 | 22 | — | #1,559 |
| 1947 | 23 | — | #1,556 |
| 1946 | 30 | — | #1,278 |
| 1945 | 12 | — | #2,012 |
| 1944 | 17 | — | #1,685 |
| 1943 | 22 | — | #1,488 |
| 1942 | 22 | — | #1,498 |
| 1941 | 15 | — | #1,824 |
| 1940 | 17 | — | #1,683 |
| 1939 | 17 | — | #1,639 |
| 1938 | 22 | — | #1,442 |
| 1937 | 22 | — | #1,446 |
| 1936 | 23 | — | #1,385 |
| 1935 | 20 | — | #1,543 |
| 1934 | 29 | — | #1,241 |
| 1933 | 21 | — | #1,502 |
| 1932 | 26 | — | #1,356 |
| 1931 | 30 | — | #1,253 |
| 1930 | 35 | — | #1,193 |
| 1929 | 32 | — | #1,238 |
| 1928 | 47 | — | #1,004 |
| 1927 | 39 | — | #1,146 |
| 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 |