US rank #3332 Boys' name Peak 2007 2,101 births

Armen — #3332 US boys' name

2,101 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.

1910s561920s1261930s971940s771950s1181960s1271970s1361980s2641990s2992000s3762010s2532020s172
#3332
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 77% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Armen was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

47 babies were named Armen in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Armen

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,101 babies named Armen between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Armen currently holds the #3332 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 47 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Armen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 376 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Armen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 948 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Armen in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Armen 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 2,101 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.

Armen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,101

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

2007

47 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,332

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Armen popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
47
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
01020304050 202420101996198219681954193719231914 9

Armen popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1920 (Armen as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1920 5

Armen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
376 births that decade — 18% of Armen's all-time total
1910s561920s1261930s971940s771950s1181960s1271970s1361980s2641990s2992000s3762010s2532020s172

Armen by state

Where Armen concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Armen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
948 45.1%
#2 New York
11 0.5%
#3 Massachusetts
5 0.2%
#4 Pennsylvania
5 0.2%
California share of Armen's total US births 45.1%
Even split

948 of 2,101 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Armen?
2,101 babies have been named Armen since 1914. It currently ranks #3332 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 47 births.
When was Armen most popular?
Armen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 376 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Armen most popular?
The top states for the name Armen are California (948 births), New York (11 births), Massachusetts (5 births).
How long has the name Armen been used?
Armen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Armen?
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.

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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, 1914–2024 (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.