Total births
197
Boys' name · since 1907
Armour
197 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.
- 197
- total births
- 1907–2025
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
Armour sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 197 recorded since 1907.
Social Security Administration records show Armour recorded 197 times among boys since 1907, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 2025.
- 197 total births
- 1907–2025 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 36% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
197 boys have been named Armour since 1907, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2025.
- 197
- total births
- 1907–2025
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
36% 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.
Armour's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Armour splits its recorded history at 1924: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Armour at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1917
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1907
Armour popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–2025
- Peak year (1917)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 119 years of records
Armour by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Armour's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Armour births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
68 births
- 1920s
1920s
70 births
- 1930s 22
1930s
22 births
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 70 births (36% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Armour? ▼
Armour has been given to 197 babies in the U.S. since 1907, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 14 babies were born in 1917, its single highest year.
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? ▼
Records for Armour go back to 1907, giving 119 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Armour? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Armando, Armani, Armand, Arman, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Armour's data
- Armour's decade-level peak was the 1920s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- 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 Armour
Nearby Names Like Armour
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Armour
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Arman Boy
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Armond Boy
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Compare Armour side by side: Armour vs Armando Armour vs Armani Armour vs Armand
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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, 1907–2025 (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. "Armour: Baby Name Since 1907 - 197 Births, Peak 1917." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/armour. 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 Armour 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.