Boys' name · since 1880
Armand
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 15,343 babies named Armand, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #960 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,850 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,343
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Armand is the #3850 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 15,343 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Armand has been recorded 15,343 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #3850 nationally and more common than 72% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #960 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,850 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 15,343 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Armand ranks #960 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,850 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 15,343 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #960 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,850 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,343
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Armand's 15,343 recorded births place it above 97.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Massachusetts.
How Armand compares
15,343 Top 7% higher than 93% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Armand's all-time total is 42x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Armand | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,343 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 351 | 34 | 22,252 |
Armand's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Armand splits its recorded history at 1954: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1885 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 351 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Armand popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 351
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Armand popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1921 (Armand as girls' name)
Armand by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,961 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Armand's strongest decade.
2,961 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Armand births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 52
1880s
52 births
- 1890s 73
1890s
73 births
- 1900s 241
1900s
241 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,911 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,961 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,949 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,610 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,379 births
- 1960s 910
1960s
910 births
- 1970s 725
1970s
725 births
- 1980s 838
1980s
838 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,228 births
- 2000s 820
2000s
820 births
- 2010s 438
2010s
438 births
- 2020s 208
2020s
208 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,961 births (19% of all-time use).
How Armand compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Armand's total volume
Armand by state
Where Armand concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 2,220 | 14.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,604 | 10.5% |
| #3 | California | | 1,350 | 8.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 832 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Rhode Island | | 718 | 4.7% |
| #6 | New Hampshire | | 714 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Maine | | 633 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Connecticut | | 480 | 3.1% |
2,220 of 15,343 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Armand appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Armand's data
- Armand's decade-level peak was the 1920s (2,961 total births); usage has since declined to 208 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Massachusetts records the most Armands (2,220 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Armand: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Armand draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.