Boys' name · since 1882
Armstead
Armstead has 416 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1928 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,816 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 416
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Armstead is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 416 have been recorded since 1882.
Social Security Administration records show Armstead recorded 416 times among boys since 1882, 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 1882 to 1990.
- #8,816 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 416 born since 1882
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Armstead ranks #8,816 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 416 born since 1882, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,816 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 416
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Armstead's 416 recorded births place it above 80.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Virginia.
Armstead's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Armstead splits its recorded history at 1930: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1890 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1928 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Armstead popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–1990
- Peak year (1928)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Armstead by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (116 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Armstead's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Armstead births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 8
1880s
8 births
- 1890s 25
1890s
25 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
67 births
- 1920s
1920s
116 births
- 1930s
1930s
60 births
- 1940s
1940s
48 births
- 1950s
1950s
61 births
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 116 births (28% of all-time use).
Armstead by state
Where Armstead concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
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- Armstead's decade-level peak was the 1920s (116 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Virginia records the most Armsteads (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Armstead: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~108 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1882–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Armstead 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 August 2026.