Girls' name · since 1901
Armeda
Since 1901, U.S. Social Security records show 278 babies named Armeda, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,543 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 278
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
Armeda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 278 have been recorded since 1901.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Armeda has been recorded 278 times among girls since 1901, 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 1901 to 1974.
- #16,543 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 278 born since 1901
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Armeda ranks #16,543 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 278 born since 1901, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,543 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 278
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
Armeda's 278 recorded births place it above 77.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Armeda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Armeda splits its recorded history at 1931: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Armeda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–1974
- Peak year (1924)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Armeda by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (111 births, 40% of the file).
1920s was Armeda's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Armeda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 42
1910s
42 births
- 1920s
1920s
111 births
- 1930s
1930s
60 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 111 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Armeda's decade-level peak was the 1920s (111 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1970s -- 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 Armeda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1901–1974 (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 Armeda 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.