Boys' name · since 1906

Armando

Armando has 76,515 recorded births since 1906 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#382 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#556 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
76,515
born since 1906
1990s
peak decade

Yes -- Armando is the #556 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 76,515 recorded since 1906.

Armando has 76,515 recorded births among boys since 1906, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #556 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 2025.

  • #382 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #556 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 76,515 born since 1906
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Armando ranks #382 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #556 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 76,515 born since 1906, peaking in the 1990s.

#382 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#556 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
76,515
born since 1906
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%96%
Armando vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Armando's 76,515 recorded births place it above 99.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

40 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Armando compares

76,515 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Armando's all-time total is 207x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Armando Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 76,515 369 358,536
Peak-year births 1,512 34 22,252

Armando's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Armando's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1906, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 1,512, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Armando popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2025

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (1997)
1,512
Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
05001,0001,5002,000 190619231938195319681983199820132025 538

Armando popularity over time - girls

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

Unisex variant - 372 births
05101520 193519581968197519811987199320042008 5

Armando by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (13,678 births, 18% of the file).

1990s was Armando's strongest decade.

13,678 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.

Armando births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 13,678 births (18% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Armando 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 Armando's total volume

Armando vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 100110120130140150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 1.9%-116, 2.8%-114, 4.5%-146, 3.6%-144, 7.2%-146, 1.5%-111, 11.3%-146, 2.8%-146, 6.1%-146, 3.7%-111, 6.9%-146, 2.3%-146, 4.7%-146, 3.4%-146, 2.9%Armando-120, 2%Armando
Armando vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

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
25,731 33.6%
#2 Texas
22,308 29.2%
#3 Arizona
3,771 4.9%
#4 New York
3,370 4.4%
#5 Illinois
3,362 4.4%
#6 Florida
2,836 3.7%
#7 New Mexico
1,531 2.0%
#8 New Jersey
1,051 1.4%
California share of Armando's total US births 33.6%
Even split

25,731 of 76,515 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? ▼
76,515 babies have been named Armando since 1906. All-time, it sits at #382 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #556 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1997 with 1,512 births.
Where does Armando sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Armando ranks #382 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #556 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Armando most popular? ▼
Armando was most popular in the 1990s decade with 13,678 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Armando most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Armando are California (25,731 births), Texas (22,308 births), Arizona (3,771 births).
How long has the name Armando been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Armando since 1906 -- 120 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Armando? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Armani, Armand, Arman, Armond, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Armando's data

  • Armando's decade-level peak was the 1990s (13,678 total births); usage has since declined to 3,205 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Armandos (25,731 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Armando

Nearby Names Like Armando

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Armando

Armani Boy
#496 15,410 births
Armand Boy
#3850 15,343 births
Arman Boy
#1205 4,635 births
Armond Boy
#5217 4,352 births
Armon Boy
#1869 3,958 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Armando

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Armando: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1906–2025 (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 Armando 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.