Armstrong — boys' name

What the Data Says About Armstrong

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Armstrong between 1917 and 2025, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Armstrong currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Armstrong performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Armstrong shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Armstrong 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 80 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.