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Archie vs Flint

Archie and Flintcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Archie was ranked #10 and Flint #4270 among boys in England and Wales.

Archie and Flint over time

Archie and Flint appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Archie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Flint in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 20 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Archie rose about as far as Flint fell — from #108 and #2097 in 1999 to #10 and #4270 in 2024.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Archie #9 in 2020, Flint #1935 in 2020.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys20 shared years, 19992024

    Archie held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Flint in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Archie #9 in 2020, Flint #1935 in 2020.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Archie #10, Flint #4270.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Archie, Flint
FieldArchieFlint
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningGenuine, bold; from Germanic elements meaning roughly 'genuinely brave'.Not yet recorded
OriginGermanic, via ArchibaldNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈɑɹtʃi/Not yet recorded
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesArchy, ArchibaldNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Boys #26 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #4270 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencehighmedium

What the data shows

  • Archie has a recorded origin (Germanic, via Archibald); Flint does not have one recorded yet.
  • Archie has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Flint.
  • A meaning is recorded for Archie; Flint doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
  • The available evidence gives Archie a "high" Data Confidence level and Flint a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.

How each name got here

Archie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #192 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #9 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #26 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

Flint

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1999

    First recorded at #2097 among boys in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1999–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1935 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020 (recorded 1999–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys