Given name
Archimedes
“a master of thought”
Archimedes is used as a given name. One Greek interpretation is “a master of thought.”
Original Ancient GreekἈρχιμήδης
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “a master of thought.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
In English usage, Archimedes developed from Ἀρχιμήδης.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Archimedes through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 196
- 196 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #6,168 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +10%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,168 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 10.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 284 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Archimedes’s family of names
In English usage, Archimedes has a short form in Archie. In English usage, Archimedes developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἀρχιμήδης. In Portuguese usage, Archimedes has a related form in Arquimedes.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Archimedes has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Archimedes comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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