Recorded 1880–1986 Girls' name Peak 1920 776 births

Arminta — girls' name

776 babies named Arminta in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s1051890s781900s511910s1111920s1711930s1191940s731950s291960s151970s171980s7
1920s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Arminta was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

26 babies were named Arminta in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arminta

The Social Security Administration has registered 776 babies named Arminta between 1880 and 1986, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arminta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arminta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 171 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Arminta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arminta 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 776 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.

Arminta at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

776

Since 1880

107 years of records

Peak year

1920

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1880

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 1986

Arminta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1880

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1920)
26
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
051015202530 198619491938192819181906189518841880 16

Arminta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
171 births that decade — 22% of Arminta's all-time total
1880s1051890s781900s511910s1111920s1711930s1191940s731950s291960s151970s171980s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arminta?
776 babies have been named Arminta since 1880. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1920 with 26 births.
When was Arminta most popular?
Arminta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 171 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Arminta been used?
Arminta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 107 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Arminta?
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, 1880–1986 (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.