Armistice — boys' name
11 babies named Armistice in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
11 boys have been named Armistice since 1919, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1921.
- 11
- total births
- 1919–1921
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
55% of everyone ever named Armistice was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Armistice in 1921 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Armistice
The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Armistice between 1919 and 1921, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Armistice currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1921. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Armistice is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1918.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Armistice performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Armistice shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Armistice 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 11 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.
Armistice at a glance
Last recorded 1921Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Armistice popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1919
- Peak year (1921)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1921.
11 total births across 3 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1921 with 6 births in a single year.
Armistice popularity over time — girls
10 total births recorded since 1918 (Armistice as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Armistice accounts for 48% of total recorded use across both genders.
Armistice by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 6 births that decade — 55% of Armistice's all-time total
Armistice decade highlights
- Peak decade 6 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Armistice's strongest decade
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 55% of all-time use.
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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, 1919–1921 (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.