Unisex name · since 1986

Armani

15,410 babies named Armani in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#957 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#496 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
15,410
born since 1986
2010s
peak decade

15,410 babies have been named Armani since 1986, making it today's #496 unisex name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Armani has been recorded 15,410 times among boys since 1986, currently ranked #496 nationally and more common than 96% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.

  • #957 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #496 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 15,410 born since 1986
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Armani ranks #957 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #496 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 15,410 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.

#957 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#496 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
15,410
born since 1986
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%96.4%
Armani vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Armani's 15,410 recorded births place it above 97.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

41 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Armani compares

15,410 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

Armani's all-time total is 42x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Armani Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 15,410 369 358,536
Peak-year births 886 34 22,252

Armani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Armani's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 886, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Armani popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2021)
886
Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
02004006008001,000 198619911996200120062011201620212025 609

Armani popularity over time - girls

12,033 total births recorded since 1989 (Armani as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 12,033 births
0200400600800 198919941999200420092014201920242025 534

Armani by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (5,826 births, 38% of the file).

2010s was Armani's strongest decade.

5,826 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Armani births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,826 births (38% of all-time use).

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

How Armani 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 Armani's total volume

Armani vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 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 -137, 2.8%-107, 3.6%-126, 3.5%-146, 2.3%-64, 5.8%-104, 3%-146, 7%-30, 16%-114, 2.6%-47, 5.1%-96, 17.1%-44, 8.6%-146, 2.1%-142, 6.9%-145, 2%Armani-40, 5.7%Armani
Armani vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Armani by state

Where Armani concentrates geographically, total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Armani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,407 9.1%
#2 California
1,392 9.0%
#3 Florida
1,296 8.4%
#4 Illinois
1,254 8.1%
#5 New York
1,217 7.9%
#6 Massachusetts
636 4.1%
#7 Pennsylvania
604 3.9%
#8 Michigan
597 3.9%
Texas share of Armani's total US births 9.1%
Even split

1,407 of 15,410 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.

Armani appears in 41 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Armani?
Armani has been given to 15,410 babies in the U.S. since 1986, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #957 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #496 of 13,930. 886 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
Where does Armani sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Armani ranks #957 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #496 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 Armani most popular?
Armani was most popular in the 2010s decade with 5,826 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Armani most popular?
The top states for the name Armani are Texas (1,407 births), California (1,392 births), Florida (1,296 births).
Is Armani a unisex name?
Yes, Armani is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 15,410 births, and as a girl's name it has 12,033 births.
How long has the name Armani been used?
Records for Armani go back to 1986, giving 40 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Armani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Armando, Armand, Arman, Armond, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Armani's data

  • Armani's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5,826 total births) through the 2020s (4,733) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Armanis (1,407 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

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

Keep exploring Armani

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Armani: 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, 1986–2025 (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 Armani 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.