Armstead — boys' name

What the Data Says About Armstead

The Social Security Administration has registered 416 babies named Armstead between 1882 and 1990, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Armstead currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Armstead performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Armstead shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Virginia, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Armstead in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Armstead 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 416 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.