Girls' name · since 1917

Armatha

44 babies named Armatha in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#36,358 of 72,339
all-time among girls
44
born since 1917
1920s
peak decade

Armatha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 44 recorded since 1917.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Armatha has been recorded 44 times among girls since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1931.

  • #36,358 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 44 born since 1917
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Armatha ranks #36,358 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.

#36,358 of 72,339
all-time among girls
44
born since 1917
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Armatha's 44 recorded births place it above 49.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Armatha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Armatha's full recorded timeline at 1924, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1931, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Armatha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1931

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1923)
7
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1917192019231924192519261931 5

Armatha by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (33 births, 75% of the file).

1920s was Armatha's strongest decade.

33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.

Armatha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 33 births (75% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Armatha?
Since 1917, Social Security records show 44 babies named Armatha. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #36,358 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1931. Its busiest year on record was 1923, with 7 births.
Where does Armatha sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Armatha ranks #36,358 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Armatha most popular?
Armatha was most popular in the 1920s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Armatha been used?
The SSA has tracked Armatha since 1917 -- 15 years through the most recent 1931 data.
What names are similar to Armatha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Armani, Armida, Armoni, Arminda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Armatha's data

  • Armatha's decade-level peak was the 1920s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- 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.

Keep exploring Armatha

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Armatha: 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, 1917–1931 (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 Armatha 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.