Total births
169
Girls' name · since 1898
Armetta
169 babies named Armetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 169
- total births
- 1898–1964
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
Armetta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 169 have been recorded since 1898.
Armetta has 169 recorded births among girls since 1898, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 1964.
- 169 total births
- 1898–1964 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 27% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
169 girls have been named Armetta since 1898, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1964.
- 169
- total births
- 1898–1964
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
27% of everyone ever named Armetta was born in this single decade.
1919
Single peak year
9 babies were named Armetta in 1919 - its busiest year on record.
Armetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Armetta's full recorded timeline at 1933, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1898, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Armetta at a glance
Last recorded 1964Peak year
1919
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1898
Armetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–1964
- Peak year (1919)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Armetta by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Armetta's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Armetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
29 births
- 1920s
1920s
46 births
- 1930s
1930s
21 births
- 1940s
1940s
33 births
- 1950s
1950s
22 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 46 births (27% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Armetta? ▼
Armetta has been given to 169 babies in the U.S. since 1898, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1964. 9 babies were born in 1919, its single highest year.
When was Armetta most popular? ▼
Armetta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Armetta been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Armetta since 1898 -- 67 years through the most recent 1964 data.
What names are similar to Armetta? ▼
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 Armetta's data
- Armetta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Armetta
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Armanda Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1898–1964 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Armetta: Baby Name Since 1898 - 169 Births, Peak 1919." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/armetta. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Armetta 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 June 2026.