US rank #567 Boys' name Peak 1997 75,970 births

Armando — #567 US boys' name

75,970 babies named Armando in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#567
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 96% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Armando was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

1,512 babies were named Armando in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Armando

The Social Security Administration has registered 75,970 babies named Armando between 1906 and 2024, spanning 119 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Armando currently holds the #567 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 1,512 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Armando performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 13,677 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Armando shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 25,600 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Armando in 40 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Armando in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 75,970 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Armando at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

75,970

Since 1906

119 years of records

Peak year

1997

1,512 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#567

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1906

Recorded for 119 years

Last year on file: 2024

Armando popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1906

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (1997)
1,512
Annual births at peak — across 119 years of records
-50005001,0001,5002,000 202420091994197919641949193419191906 8

Armando popularity over time — girls

372 total births recorded since 1935 (Armando as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 372 births
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Armando by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
13,677 births that decade — 18% of Armando's all-time total
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Armando by state

Where Armando concentrates geographically — total births since 1906

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Armando
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
25,600 33.7%
#2 Texas
22,164 29.2%
#3 Arizona
3,742 4.9%
#4 New York
3,360 4.4%
#5 Illinois
3,340 4.4%
#6 Florida
2,812 3.7%
#7 New Mexico
1,519 2.0%
#8 New Jersey
1,045 1.4%
California share of Armando's total US births 33.7%
Even split

25,600 of 75,970 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.

Armando appears in 40 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Armando?
75,970 babies have been named Armando since 1906. It currently ranks #567 among boys. The peak year was 1997 with 1,512 births.
When was Armando most popular?
Armando was most popular in the 1990s decade with 13,677 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Armando most popular?
The top states for the name Armando are California (25,600 births), Texas (22,164 births), Arizona (3,742 births).
How long has the name Armando been used?
Armando has been recorded in Social Security data since 1906, spanning 119 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Armando?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Armand, Armani, Arman, Armond, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1906–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.