Archy
Boy name · 4 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Archy: 4 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 4 births in 2019.
Archy is most commonly a Scottish diminutive of Archibald, from the Germanic elements *ercan* ("genuine") and *bald* ("bold"), so the name essentially means "truly bold." The most famous bearer is Archy, the poetic cockroach created by American humorist Don Marquis in the early 20th century—a typewriter-tapping philosopher who wrote in lowercase because
Boy 1 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20194 babies
- Latest (2019)
- #6094 babies
- Total births
- 4since 2019
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y