Prince Harry announces the birth of his first child

[Kilana2]

It's a boy.

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan welcome a Baby Boy. Congratulations!

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[Timewalker]

Cue the "parasite" trolls on social media and the news comment sites. The kid doesn't even have a name yet and already the hatred has begun.

 

[Kilana2]

Cue the "parasite" trolls on social media and the news comment sites. The kid doesn't even have a name yet and already the hatred has begun.

They are such a nice couple. I ignore trolls, they don't deserve any attention.

 

[May 20]

Babies are always a blessing. Congratulations to Harry and Meghan! He looks absolutely overjoyed, and that makes me happy.

 

[Refuge]

I'm really pleased for them.

 

[Kilana2]

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[May 20]

I love that he carried their baby. He looks so proud and, well, head over heels in love. It warms the heart.

I'm not overly crazy about the name Archie (though I adore the name Harrison). But they didn't ask me, so ....

Welcome to the world, Baby Archie.

 

[Sparkle Fabulosa]

It’s refreshing they gave him a non-traditional royal name.

 

[Refuge]

What a cutie, I had to really squint to see the little guy but so precious.

Not a fan of the name but no one ever asks you what name you're getting. I instantly think of the comic book character!

 

[Refuge]

Do you think if they have another boy they'll call him Jughead?

 

[Timewalker]

Do you think if they have another boy they'll call him Jughead?

Jughead's real name is Forsythe, so who knows?

 

[Finn]

It’s refreshing they gave him a non-traditional royal name.

And Harry or Zara is?

 

[May 20]

Well, Harry is a nickname for Henry, so that's pretty royal. I agree that Zara is unique. I think having more flexibility with names is one of the benefits of being out of the direct line toward the throne.

 

[Kilana2]

Let's hope they don't get a girl later with the name Camilla......

 

[JirinPanthosa]

So. People who are strangers to me are still copulating and successfully perpetuating the species.

I am relieved to hear the Children Of Men disease has not started, and humans can still create offspring.

Beyond that, I have no more interest in this baby than any other infant stranger.

 

[Timewalker]

And Harry or Zara is?

Harry is short for Henry, and there have been guys named Henry running that country for a thousand years, give or take.

Zara is a variation of Sarah, which is an even older name than Harry.

But that kid is going to be teased for the rest of his life if he ever likes a girl named Betty or Veronica.

 

[May 20]

Zara is a variation of Sarah,

Okay, I did not know that, but I can see it now. Wow! I learned something today. Thank you.

 

[Finn]

Harry is short for Henry, and there have been guys named Henry running that country for a thousand years, give or take.

Zara is a variation of Sarah, which is an even older name than Harry.

But that kid is going to be teased for the rest of his life if he ever likes a girl named Betty or Veronica.

Is the Archie comics that well known in the UK?

 

[Timewalker]

Is the Archie comics that well known in the UK?

Probably not as well known as in North America, but the comics are still being published, and isn't the TV series in its 3rd season or so? (I lost track of it in season 2 after having to cancel Netflix).

 

[Locutus of Bored]

Is the Archie comics that well known in the UK?

I'm sure it's known, but apparently the name has been fairly popular for a while and has been bolstered by a couple of early 2000s British TV shows:

Archibald remained in good use in Scotland -- so much so that the short form, Archie, even developed its own Gaelic form: Eàirsidh (ER-tchee). Scotland also used feminine forms Archina, Archibaldina, Archibella and Archibina.

There are no official statistics for the popularity of names in Scotland in the 20th century, but we can see from the sheer number of births that Archibald was common. As a comparison, in 1860, 157 boys were named Archibald in England and Wales (ranking #94), whereas in Scotland (where the population size was much smaller) the number was 693.

Data from the 1881 census shows how -- when we filter for usage per 100,000 people in every county -- both Archibald (25,445 persons) and Archie (1193 persons) were overwhelmingly most popular in Scotland, especially in Argyll.

Archibald was #14 in 1900 in Scotland and was still #40 by 1950, gradually declining in use afterwards.

Archibald also grew in popularity in England throughout the 19th century, when medieval-style names were vogue, as did Archie on its own a little later.

By 1924, Archibald was out of the top 100 in England and Wales and has not returned since. It has, however, seen a rise in the last decade.

Archie began to rise in the late 1990s.

In 1996, it ranked #192 (169 births) and rose to #120 (373 births) in 1998 and broke into the top 100 at #81 (643 births) in 2000.

From then, it swiftly marched up the top 100, peaking at #16 (3265 births) in 2013.

During this rise, Archie was bolstered in the media by main character Archie MacDonald in Series 1-5 (Feb 2000-Nov 2003) of BBC drama Monarch of the Glen and the character Archie in the children's TV programme Balamory (2002-2005).

While this no doubt helped Archie's rise, it is important to note that it was rising before this. Notably, Archie ranked in the top 50 birth announcements in The Times in 1994 while it was below the top 200 nationally. The likes of Florence, Olivia, Francesca, Oscar, Rory and Toby, too, were all popular in The Times long before they charted nationally, so there is precedent for this “filtering down” trend setting.

As we can see, Archibald was slightly more common than Archie in Scotland in the 1970s and 1980s, but the two became evenly used in the 1990s. By the turn of the century, Archie pulled forward as the more popular choice, breaking into the top 100 in 2004 and rising quickly afterwards. Archibald, however, has fluctuated in use year on year.

In 2017, Archie ranked #15 in Wales, #19 in England (#18 in E&W combined), #19 in Scotland and #32 in Northern Ireland.

https://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2018/03/name-of-the-week-archie.html

Anyway, congratulations to the happy couple.