Boys' name · since 1914
Armen
2,139 babies named Armen in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,164 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,139 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,139
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Armen is the #3139 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,139 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Armen has been recorded 2,139 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #3139 nationally and more common than 77% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #3,164 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,139 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,139 born since 1914
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Armen ranks #3,164 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,139 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,139 born since 1914, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,164 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,139 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,139
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Armen's 2,139 recorded births place it above 93.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Armen compares
2,139 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Armen's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Armen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,139 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 34 | 22,252 |
Armen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Armen's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 47, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Armen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Currently ranks #3139 among boys.
2,139 total births across 112 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2007 with 47 births in a single year.
Armen popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1920 (Armen as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Armen accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Armen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (376 births, 18% of the file).
2000s was Armen's strongest decade.
376 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Armen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 56
1910s
56 births
- 1920s 126
1920s
126 births
- 1930s 97
1930s
97 births
- 1940s 77
1940s
77 births
- 1950s 118
1950s
118 births
- 1960s 127
1960s
127 births
- 1970s 136
1970s
136 births
- 1980s
1980s
264 births
- 1990s
1990s
299 births
- 2000s
2000s
376 births
- 2010s
2010s
253 births
- 2020s
2020s
210 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 376 births (18% of all-time use).
Armen decade highlights
- Peak decade 376 births
- Runner-up 299 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Armen 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 Armen's total volume
Armen by state
Where Armen concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 976 | 45.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.2% |
976 of 2,139 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 45.6% of nationwide
- New York 0.5% of nationwide
- Massachusetts 0.2% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 0.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 4 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 45.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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What to do with Armen's data
- Armen's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (376 total births) through the 2020s (210) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Armens (976 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Armen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Armen 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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