Argyle

Boy · recorded 1912–1950

  • 1950last recorded
  • 1912best year

Most popular in 1912.

Last recorded in 1950. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Argyle.

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Its story

Popularity since 1912

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 19 recorded years as a table
Argyle, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191212
19148
19156
19166
19179
19197
19215
192211
19235
19285
19297
19305
19315
19346
19365
19385
19435
19473
19504

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Argyle isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1950
7
Rank in 1950
#3,021
How rare
1 in 255,751 boys
Since 1912
118

Argyle was last recorded in 1950. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1912, at 12 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Argyle doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.