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Argyle

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 155

Scotland

#841

2023 births

Argyle is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 15% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 1950 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1929, when 17 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1912.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Argyle over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1950s. The striped bar is the 1950s, still in progress — it covers 1950 to 1950, not a full ten years.

60
'10 '20 '30 '40 '50
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Births named Argyle by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 35
1920s 60
1930s 27
1940s 13
1950s (to 1950) 7

How popular is Argyle?

In 1950, Argyle was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Argyle is used

Scotland #841 3 in 2023
United States #3,230 7 in 1950

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Argyle

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Sibling names for Argyle

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Argyle — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Argyle

How popular is the name Argyle?

In 1950, Argyle was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Argyle a girl's or a boy's name?

Argyle is used for both girls and boys. About 15% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Argyle?

Argyle has 2 syllables.

When was Argyle most popular?

Argyle peaked in 1929, when 17 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.