Why is Archie so hated on MN?

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When in reality it is actually a very well liked name or is it the fact that popular used names are disliked on MN?

the only Archie I know is a very sweet little boy so no bad connotations for myself. I am
tryjng to persuade DH to let me use Archie if you have not already guessed

Don’t think it is disliked but potentially it’s more about using nicknames as registered official names?

I think it’s just become incredibly ubiquitous. It’s not an awful name in itself.

I don’t like it because it makes an ‘ugly’ sound in my mind. Not keen on Reggie either.
There are other ‘old’ man names which sound much nicer.

Archie is lovely ☺️ Some people don’t like nn’s as full names but times have changed and nn’s on the bc are normal for this generation, so it fits in perfectly with his peers.

Maybe it’s just because people hate Megan Markel / Sussex

Archie itself is quite cute but traditionally it's short for Archibald which is a rather dated and ugly name.
(apologies to any Archibald's out there - my father in law was one 🙂).
As someone has said it's possibly the whole "you shouldn't put a short version on the birth certificate" thing.

I get that it is a short form for Archibald but it is a name in its own right too so I would not think to put Archibald on the BC, possibly in the minority here though.

If you like it, use it.

I think it's a solid name 🤷 Nice and normal, cute for a child, doesn't sound weird on an adult. Will fit in with the Alfie's, Arlo's and etc

It's popular/common and particularly seen as working class so it's become a stereotypical "naughty boy" name like Tyler or Callum might have been in the past.

I don’t like shortening names so Archibald would be the long version and that’s an awful name for a small child.

Yes, probably something to do with the Sussexes.

I think because it’s the short form of Archibald, which isn’t that great!

I like it! Please don't let Mumsnet opinions put you off a name you like.

I think it’s quite sweet, but it’s also chavvy like Ronnie or Lennie.

It's hardly Balonz (or whatever it was)

I like Archie.

I disagree that 'Mumsnet hates Archie'

Threads tend to hate:
ridiculous names 'stormy silver cloud'
Ridiculously spelt names Cayleigh
Basically any names that will do DC a disadvantage - negative preconceptions &/or having to spell it out 10 times per day.
Archie is none of these

It's incredibly popular where I am, but that's not why I'm not keen. I like a lot of popular names, but Archie seems to have quite a chavvy vibe imo, due to the people I know of who pick it.

I'm not a fan of ie/y short forms in general to be honest.

It was ubiquitous long before the Sussexes came along. Was compulsory for a while to call every newborn baby boy either Archie or Alfie. That is why.

I live up north and it sounds horrible with the local accent, so for that reason it’s a nope from me

I'm old enough to remember a Number One hit by the Archies called 'Sugar Sugar' in 1969, when I was a really little kid. They were a cartoon band created by Archie Comics.

I suppose I'll always associate the name with a comic franchise.

It's a half/nick name to me, like Alfie, Albie, Ollie... I find them a bit naff.

It’s too popular.

It’s not middle class enough.

It’s technically a nn which seems to be a bugbear of some on here.

While not my favourite, I think it’s quite nice and it’s a name that would suit a little baby but also one he’d continue to grow into if that makes sense.

I think on the baby names board, there are lots of chip pissers. Who gives a shit what strangers think. If you like it, use it.

Yes Archibald is just an "ugly" name for a baby so if you like Archie then just go for Archie.
Maybe in 30/40 years time it will have evolved into "Arch" as the adult version - which is no odder than other short names that are fine on adults (Dave, Marc, Luke etc).
It funny that a lot of Mumsnetters say Archie is a "chav" name (I hate that word). All the young Archie's I know are middle class 😂

This

All this.
This isn’t 1980, nicknames as names are normal now.