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Archibald

boy name
Origin
Germanic
Syllables
3
Peak era
1890s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

from Germanic elements meaning 'genuinely bold'

Goes by Archie

Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1890s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Archibald peaked in the 1890s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

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