Royal baby

[Dylvan]

Interesting to see Archie has not followed the same as George and Charlotte and rocketed in popularity since H&M selection but rather become less popular...

Anyone got their own Archie? One of my favourite names!!

Lots of Archies round here. I think it's an awful 'half' name.

A friend of mine went out with an Archie in the 1980's, hated it then, hate it now.

I think it was already very popular. I know of several Archies in the 2 to 16 age range.

Archie isn't too bad. Archibald is awful. No wonder Archibald Leach decided Cary Grant would sound better.

Maybe its just that it is less "classic"? Had they used Archibald, I reckon it would have taken off.

Any guesses for the 2021 royal babies (Zara and Euginie?)

George and Charlotte (and to a lesser extent Louis) are very classic names in the UK - George in particular has rarely (if ever) left the top 100 over the years, and Charlotte is very often in there. So people were always going to be happy to use those names - they are unlikely to date and suit all ages (and people could easily deny any royal influence because George and Charlotte are equally well used in literature and other popular culture).

Archie as a given name is a modern phenomenon (in the past it would have been Archibald on the birth certificate). It was only used in very low numbers pre -1990's but has shot up in popularity since, with the UK trend for "cute" nicknames as given names (Charlie, Evie etc), so may date in the future. Hence the shock in the media when the Sussex's chose it - even Prince Harry is traditional Henry on his BC. Archie has become less popular because it had already reached it's peak before the Sussex's chose it - it was due to slowly fall anyway (with or without the Sussex's).

Ive got an archie 😀😍

Me too!

It was already popular by me, lots of little Archie’s here. Isn’t Pippa pregnant too? So that’s 3 (sort of) royal babies next year

Archie imo was already soaring in popularity before Megan & Harry- it very much is a hit with the Essex lot who have helped bring back the old fashioned names eg. Arthur, Elsie, Nelly,

Oh yes, Pippa too.

I've known lots of Archies. Personally I don't like it, it sounds like a dogs name.

I have an Archie! everyone comments on how lovely his name is and how nice it is for more traditional names to come back! It suits him too! 🙃

I can see Zara going for something like Sadie for a girl, or Oscar/Max type names for a boy.

I think Eugenie will go quite traditional and that the baby will have a few middle names. Alfred George or something like that.

Wouldn’t be surprised if both have boys, everyone seems to be having boys at the moment!

I know a few under one called Archie

Short for Archibald which is beyond dire.

Plenty of the elderly are just called ‘Archie’ etc on their birth certificate, the idea that this is a modern thing and everyone used to have a formal name is just not true! Louis isn’t a classic in this country either, I only know children called it but does it matter? It’s quite nice there is some more variety in the royal naming

I know several people with a dog called Archie.

I have a rather lovely dog called Archie, does that count?

Archie was really popular a little while ago, but by the time baby Archie was born, it was already fizzling out as a popular baby name. Whereas George and Charlotte were a little less common.

I think a lot of people like a ‘full’ name and Archibald is pretty overpowering! Personally I like Archer but it’s very ‘surname’-y which can be unpopular.

I've nannies an Archibald and an Archie. I prefer the full name with Archie as nickname but don't actually like it at all

Archie has a very harsh sound to it that puts my teeth on edge.

When I was at school there was an expression ‘he thinks he’s Archie’ which meant he was full of himself. Never liked the name and the expression doesn’t help!

I (and the bookmakers) was slightly surprised at Harry and Meghan’s choice of name for their son. As it’s less classic/more marmite it’s hardly surprising that people have not followed with a rise in popularity.

Don't like it at all.