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
Armani's 15,410 recorded births place it above 97.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2021)
- 886
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Currently ranks #496 among boys.
15,410 total births across 40 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2021 with 886 births in a single year.
Armani popularity over time - girls
12,033 total births recorded since 1989 (Armani as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Armani accounts for 44% of total recorded use across both genders.
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
- 1980s 84
1980s
84 births
- 1990s 1,545
1990s
1,545 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,222 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,826 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,733 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,826 births (38% of all-time use).
Armani decade highlights
- Peak decade 5,826 births
- Runner-up 4,733 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Armani concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| 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% |
1,407 of 15,410 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 9.1% of nationwide
- California 9.0% of nationwide
- Florida 8.4% of nationwide
- Illinois 8.1% of nationwide
- New York 7.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 41 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 9.1% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Armani appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~39 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, 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.
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