Recorded 1912–1939 Boys' name Peak 1912 30 births

Armster — boys' name

30 babies named Armster in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1912. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s181930s12
1910s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Armster was born in this single decade.

1912
Single peak year

7 babies were named Armster in 1912 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Armster

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Armster between 1912 and 1939, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Armster currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1939. The name reached its historical peak in 1912, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Armster performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Armster shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Armster 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 30 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.

Armster at a glance

Last recorded 1939

Total births

30

Since 1912

28 years of records

Peak year

1912

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1939

Active since

1912

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1939

Armster popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1912

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1912)
7
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19391936191719151912 7

Armster by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
18 births that decade — 60% of Armster's all-time total
1910s181930s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Armster?
30 babies have been named Armster since 1912. It was last recorded in 1939. The peak year was 1912 with 7 births.
When was Armster most popular?
Armster was most popular in the 1910s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1912.
How long has the name Armster been used?
Armster has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 28 years of data through 1939.
What names are similar to Armster?
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, 1912–1939 (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.