The baby name Arch is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ɑrtʃ/ ("ARCH", rhymes with 'march').
The baby name Arch is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ɑrtʃ/ ("ARCH", rhymes with 'march').
Arch is in Origin.
Arch is an English nickname name most often clipped from Archibald (a Scottish-English name from Old High German ercan "genuine, precious" + bald "bold, brave"). It also arises as a short form of the occupational Archer (from Old French archier "bowman"). Because of English arch- in words like archangel, some perceive a secondary sense of "chief," though that prefix is not the name’s original source.
Used independently in Britain and North America since at least the 18th century, Arch appeared regularly on 19th- and early 20th-century rolls before fading, and it has seen quiet revival alongside Archie and Archer. Variants and related forms include Archie, Archy, Archibald, and Archer; feminine or unisex parallels sometimes use Archie. The name keeps a brisk, vintage-nickname profile while retaining the sturdier meanings of its parent forms: "genuine and bold" or "archer."
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF | Boys | 0 | #26 | 1 | 439 |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #43 | 2 | 917 |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| KW | 0 | #119 | 3 | 5,216 | |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| JO | 0 | #137 | 4 | 2,158 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| PS | 0 | #223 | 4 | 5,692 | |
| YE | 0 | #228 | 167 | 8,639 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| BD | 0 | #239 | 3 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #253 | 4 | 7,111 |
| NG | 0 | #267 | 6 | 5,926 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #271 | 4 | 3,535 |
| SA | 0 | #271 | 25 | 10,560 | |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #293 | 33 | 7,570 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #306 | 11 | 15,378 |
| EG | 0 | #320 | 82 | 6,387 | |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #350 | 9 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #356 | 6 | 8,138 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #356 | 22 | 7,057 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #366 | 18 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #384 | 13 | 15,987 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #403 | 735 | 15,035 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #431 | 15 | 10,523 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #445 | 60 | 11,303 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #486 | 38 | 10,981 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #491 | 15 | 12,621 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #504 | 12 | 19,177 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #509 | 40 | 10,655 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| LY | 0 | #514 | 22 | 12,703 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #527 | 50 | 10,045 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #541 | 495 | 14,742 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #541 | 12 | 10,162 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #541 | 5 | 8,334 |
| BH | 0 | #543 | 11 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #544 | 10 | 20,968 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #590 | 18 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #607 | 11 | 11,648 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #637 | 31 | 13,071 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| SY | 0 | #657 | 72 | 11,684 | |
| LB | 0 | #685 | 6 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #686 | 12 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #688 | 20 | 18,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #748 | 22 | 18,755 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #856 | 37 | 7,044 |
| TN | 0 | #860 | 6 | 13,765 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #873 | 63 | 25,931 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #898 | 54 | 16,906 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #910 | 9 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #922 | 5 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #978 | 4 | 15,656 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,025 | 9 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,069 | 24 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,098 | 14 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,099 | 30 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,141 | 36 | 20,130 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,158 | 21 | 25,619 |
| TR | 0 | #1,193 | 19 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,392 | 223 | 28,008 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,430 | 17 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,435 | 37 | 10,046 |
Arch is popular in 57 countries — most recent births per country:
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