Recorded 1914–1962 Girls' name Peak 1921 189 births

Armentha — girls' name

189 babies named Armentha in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s281920s681930s291940s301950s161960s18
1920s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Armentha was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

11 babies were named Armentha in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Armentha

The Social Security Administration has registered 189 babies named Armentha between 1914 and 1962, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Armentha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Armentha performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Armentha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Armentha 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 189 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.

Armentha at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

189

Since 1914

49 years of records

Peak year

1921

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1914

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1962

Armentha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1914

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1921)
11
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
4681012 19621956194519341928192419191914 5

Armentha by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
68 births that decade — 36% of Armentha's all-time total
1910s281920s681930s291940s301950s161960s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Armentha?
189 babies have been named Armentha since 1914. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1921 with 11 births.
When was Armentha most popular?
Armentha was most popular in the 1920s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Armentha been used?
Armentha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 49 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Armentha?
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.

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, 1914–1962 (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.