Recorded 1907–2021 Boys' name Peak 1917 189 births

Armour — boys' name

189 babies named Armour in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Armour was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

14 babies were named Armour in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Armour

The Social Security Administration has registered 189 babies named Armour between 1907 and 2021, spanning 115 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Armour currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Armour performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Armour shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Armour 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.

Armour at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

189

Since 1907

115 years of records

Peak year

1917

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1907

Recorded for 115 years

Last year on file: 2021

Armour popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1907

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1917)
14
Annual births at peak — across 115 years of records
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Armour by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
70 births that decade — 37% of Armour's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Armour?
189 babies have been named Armour since 1907. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1917 with 14 births.
When was Armour most popular?
Armour was most popular in the 1920s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Armour been used?
Armour has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 115 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Armour?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Armando, Armand, Armani, Arman, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1907–2021 (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.