Is Arch a boy or girl name?

Arch is a boy’s name. Of the 2,572 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Arch

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Arch was most popular in 1880, when 61 American babies were given the name — ranking #391 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,916, with 46 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,572 people named Arch.

Arch over time

Births per year. The dot marks Arch’s peak in 1880. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Arch a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Arch is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,572 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Arch

Where Arch is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 3.7×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org