Boys' name · since 1912
Armster
Armster has 30 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1912 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,758 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
30 boys have been named Armster since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Armster recorded 30 times among boys since 1912, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1939.
- #25,758 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 30 born since 1912
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Armster ranks #25,758 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1912, peaking in the 1910s.
- #25,758 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Armster's 30 recorded births place it above 42.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Armster's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Armster's SSA record in two at 1917 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1912 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Armster popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1939
- Peak year (1912)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Armster by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (18 births, 60% of the file).
1910s was Armster's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Armster births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
18 births
- 1930s
1930s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 18 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Armster's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 1930s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Armster: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1912)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1912–1939 (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 Armster 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.