Boys' name · since 1893
Armin
3,317 babies named Armin in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,365 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,037 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,317
- born since 1893
- 2010s
- peak decade
Armin currently ranks #2037 among boys' names in America, with 3,317 babies recorded since 1893.
Social Security Administration records show Armin recorded 3,317 times among boys since 1893, holding rank #2037 nationally today, ahead of 85% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2025.
- #2,365 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,037 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,317 born since 1893
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Armin ranks #2,365 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,037 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,317 born since 1893, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,365 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,037 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,317
- born since 1893
- 2010s
- peak decade
Armin's 3,317 recorded births place it above 94.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Armin compares
3,317 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Armin's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Armin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,317 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 84 | 34 | 22,252 |
Armin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Armin splits its recorded history at 1967: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1893 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 84 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Armin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 84
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Armin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (575 births, 17% of the file).
2010s was Armin's strongest decade.
575 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Armin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
268 births
- 1920s
1920s
345 births
- 1930s 229
1930s
229 births
- 1940s 152
1940s
152 births
- 1950s 126
1950s
126 births
- 1960s 126
1960s
126 births
- 1970s 164
1970s
164 births
- 1980s 137
1980s
137 births
- 1990s
1990s
272 births
- 2000s
2000s
478 births
- 2010s
2010s
575 births
- 2020s
2020s
435 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 575 births (17% of all-time use).
How Armin 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 Armin's total volume
Armin by state
Where Armin concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 317 | 9.6% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | | 173 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 170 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 101 | 3.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 84 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 53 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 44 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 16 | 0.5% |
317 of 3,317 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Armin appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Armin's data
- Armin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (575 total births) through the 2020s (435) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Armins (317 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Armin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~132 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, 1893–2025 (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 Armin 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.