Archie

[SpongeCake23]

What do you think of it? I've worked in many schools over the years both south and north of the country and only ever come across one Archie!

It's a Scottish name originally and my partner's family are Scottish.

I always loved it after watching the TV programme on Sunday evenings called Monarch of the Glen and there was an Archie in that ♥️

@DancesWithOtters I do think Archie sounds great on an adult male. The character in Monarch of the Glen was one (and he was very good looking too!) and I think it's quite a well known name for Scottish men. I can see it fitting a child, young adult and older adult well...even a pensioner!

I have a long/full version of my name, as does DP and we both get called by the shortened version. Both of us use the shortened version on forms etc, so I wish I didn't have the long version!

I love having a 3 syllable name as well as lots of nickname options. For work and when I meet new people I prefer my full name.

Archie, Alfie, Freddie, Ellie, Tilly etc might be cute nicknames but I bet most would prefer to have a more formal version of their name.

I don't like Archibald or Archer.
But I really really love Archie. I think it does suit the older person as I've seen it on all age groups.
I don't think it's the same as a Millie or Freddie though. I think it can stand alone as a name. Especially with the Scottish connection.

I like Archer.

I find Archie incredibly boring, but I just know so many ranging from 20's - 2 years old.

I have a friend with a ds called Archer but he’s always been referred to as Archie. She wishes they’d just gone with Archie but at there were quite a few Archie’s around at her dd’s school.
I think Archer is a better option personally as Archie for me is a bit cutesy and wouldn’t carry through life well

It's very popular at the minute.

I hate it (sorry). It's very wet fish.

My 12yr old brother is a Archie. Love it.

I'm in Yorkshire I know at least 15 Archie's between 10 months and 15yrs. Also know around 8 Alfie's in same age bracket.
Very popular her.

Fab name (my dog's name so I'm biased)

After these comments I'm tempted to try and think of an alternative but this is the only one me and DP agree on that I don't really dislike.

In saying that, I do really love Archie so I suppose I should stick with it really as I might regret not using it.

My partner won't entertain Archer as he detests surnames used as first names!

Don't like it. Archer is awful. So is Archibald.

I'm sad so many people dislike it!

I wouldn't use Archer or Archibald, just Archie.

I thought this was a nice way of putting it ♥️

It’s been steadily climbing for while but the most recent spike was in 2013 which is probably why you haven’t encountered many at school - they have only just started. It is #18 in England and Wales so pretty popular but that isn’t necessarily a reason not to use it!

@SpongeCake23 whatever you name your baby they will take on that name and make it their own. I remember one of my best friends saying they were going to call their son Stanley (before it became trendy) and we were up in arms! Anyway she stuck to her guns and he’s a lovely little boy with a lovely name and he really suits it.
Archie is a little cutesy for my tastes but they’ll be nothing cutesy about a 20 year old man charging around the rugby pitch for example 😊 go with your gut. It’s far far from a terrible name!

I'm in Scotland and actually don't know any

Our DD1 has a name we were told if we threw a pebble into a school playground, we'd hit 40 of them. We don't know ANY others here.

Dd2 has a more 'unusual' name and there are THREE going up from neighbouring villages into the catchment High school.

You're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't so please just go with a name you both love and sod everyone else's opinion!

We are going to call our boy Archie! If you both like it, then go for it. You will never get everyone liking the same name, there will always be people who don't like it. There are a couple of people I know who have said in the past they don't like Archie (before I was pregnant) but it really doesn't bother me. I don't think it is too cutesy like others have suggested. Maybe that's because my grandad was Archie so I see it as a grown up name! My cousin (26yrs) is also Archie, sometimes he's called Arch for short.

go with a name you both love and sod everyone else's opinion!

But isn't the whole point of these threads to get others' honest opinions?

It’s a nice name but every other baby boy I’ve met at the moment is an Archie!

It's OK - a bit meh. I wouldn't choose it as I don't like nicknames as given names and don't like Archer (or Archibald).

I think you may get a negative response on here (which won't be the same irl) as it is a bit 'yesterday's old man name' along with Alfie (old man names now having moved on to Stanley and Wilf) so people are going to say they know loads and it will date. (Most names do!)

If you love it, use it, it's a perfectly nice name which would suit a range of types/ personalities.

Sorry, it's a NO, from me.

I have a son called Archie who is 9 and a 22 month old called Teddie