Boys' name · since 1917
Armstrong
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 80 babies named Armstrong, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,845 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,803 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 80
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
80 babies have been named Armstrong since 1917, making it today's #10803 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Armstrong recorded 80 times among boys since 1917, holding rank #10803 nationally today, ahead of 22% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #18,845 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,803 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 80 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Armstrong ranks #18,845 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,803 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 80 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,845 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,803 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 80
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Armstrong's 80 recorded births place it above 58.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Armstrong compares
80 23rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Armstrong's all-time total is 78% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Armstrong | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 80 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
Armstrong's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Armstrong splits its recorded history at 2006: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Armstrong popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Armstrong by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (26 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Armstrong's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Armstrong births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
13 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
24 births
- 2010s
2010s
26 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 26 births (33% of all-time use).
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What to do with Armstrong's data
- Armstrong's decade-level peak was the 2010s (26 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Armstrong: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
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, 1917–2025 (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 Armstrong 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.