Recorded 1913–1925 Boys' name Peak 1917 72 births

Armas — boys' name

72 babies named Armas in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s561920s16
1910s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Armas was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

15 babies were named Armas in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Armas

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Armas between 1913 and 1925, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Armas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Armas performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Armas shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Armas 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 72 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.

Armas at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

72

Since 1913

13 years of records

Peak year

1917

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1913

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1925

Armas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1913

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1917)
15
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
05101520 192519211920191919181917191619151913 6

Armas by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
56 births that decade — 78% of Armas's all-time total
1910s561920s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Armas?
72 babies have been named Armas since 1913. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1917 with 15 births.
When was Armas most popular?
Armas was most popular in the 1910s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Armas been used?
Armas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 13 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Armas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Armando, Armand, Armani, Arman, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1913–1925 (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.