Boys' name · since 1913
Armas
Armas has 72 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,602 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 72
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
72 boys have been named Armas since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Armas recorded 72 times among boys since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1925.
- #19,602 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 72 born since 1913
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Armas ranks #19,602 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 72 born since 1913, peaking in the 1910s.
- #19,602 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 72
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Armas's 72 recorded births place it above 56.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Armas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Armas splits its recorded history at 1918: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Armas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1925
- Peak year (1917)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Armas by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (56 births, 78% of the file).
1910s was Armas's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Armas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
56 births
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 56 births (78% of all-time use).
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What to do with Armas's data
- Armas's decade-level peak was the 1910s (56 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1920s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Armas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1913–1925 (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 Armas 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.