Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 1918

Armand

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #3,852 Trend ↓ Falling 13%

Armand is a French masculine given name and surname, the French form of Herman.

Rank 2025
#3,852
among boys · ↓239 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
28
named Armand · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 61,003
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1918
351 babies
All-time total
15,349
#960 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Armand popularity over time

15,349 babies have been named Armand since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 52 52 5 – #633
1890s – 73 73 7 +40% #619
1900s – 241 241 24 +230% #349
1910s – 1,911 1,911 191 +693% #291
1920s 6 2,961 2,967 297 +55% #317
1930s – 1,949 1,949 195 -34% #367
1940s – 1,610 1,610 161 -17% #455
1950s – 1,379 1,379 138 -14% #519
1960s – 910 910 91 -34% #742
1970s – 725 725 73 -20% #826
1980s – 838 838 84 +16% #900
1990s – 1,228 1,228 123 +47% #879
2000s – 820 820 82 -33% #1,188
2010s – 438 438 44 -47% #2,358
2020s (to 2025) – 208 208 35 -21% #3,010

Where Armand is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 27 0.02 outside top 500
2027 26 0.02 outside top 500
2028 26 0.01 outside top 500
2029 25 0.01 outside top 500
2030 25 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Armand

Armand is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,852 in 2025 with 28 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 15,349 American babies have been named Armand. Its peak came in 1918, when 351 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Armand stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Armand?

The median living Armand is about 47 years old; half are between 28 and 69. An estimated 7,000 people named Armand are alive in the United States today.

median 47 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Armand year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 28 #3,852
2024 – – 31 #3,613
2023 – – 41 #3,010
2022 – – 34 #3,417
2021 – – 39 #3,076
2020 – – 35 #3,206
2019 – – 43 #2,858
2018 – – 42 #2,850
2017 – – 36 #3,197
2016 – – 41 #2,887
2015 – – 47 #2,604
2014 – – 42 #2,807
2013 – – 38 #2,959
2012 – – 54 #2,358
2011 – – 49 #2,509
2010 – – 46 #2,636
2009 – – 53 #2,406
2008 – – 80 #1,826
2007 – – 71 #1,977
2006 – – 68 #1,971
2005 – – 90 #1,554
2004 – – 81 #1,605
2003 – – 78 #1,612
2002 – – 92 #1,414
2001 – – 93 #1,368
2000 – – 114 #1,188
1995 – – 138 #946
1990 – – 106 #1,027
1985 – – 86 #985
1980 – – 57 #1,216
1975 – – 74 #953
1970 – – 95 #826
1965 – – 93 #764
1960 – – 99 #767
1955 – – 136 #638
1950 – – 166 #519
1945 – – 137 #512
1940 – – 144 #480
1935 – – 167 #435
1930 – – 243 #367
1925 – – 289 #343
1920 – – 325 #323
1915 – – 217 #366
1910 – – 38 #447
1905 – – 29 #393
1900 – – 16 #625
1895 – – 10 #687
1890 – – 6 #892
1885 – – 5 #945
1880 – – 6 #819

Famous people named Armand

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Armand Duplantis Armand Duplantis Swedish and American pole vaulter (born 1999) Contemporary
  2. 2 Armand Assante Armand Assante American actor (born 1949) Contemporary
  3. 3 Armand Hammer Armand Hammer American businessman (1898–1990) 19th century
  4. 4 Armand van Helden Armand van Helden American DJ (born 1970) Contemporary
  5. 5 Armand Traoré Armand Traoré Senegalese footballer (born 1989) Contemporary
  6. 6 Armand Fallières Armand Fallières President of France from 1906 to 1913 1841–1931 · 19th century
  7. 7 Armand Peugeot Armand Peugeot French industrialist (1849–1915) 19th century
  8. 8 Armand Călinescu Armand Călinescu Prime Minister of Romania in 1939 1893–1939 · 19th century
  9. 9 Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti French nobleman 1629–1666 · 17th century
  10. 10 Armand Louis de Gontaut Armand Louis de Gontaut French soldier and politician 1747–1793 · 18th century
  11. 11 Armand Guillaumin Armand Guillaumin French painter 1841–1927 · 19th century
  12. 12 Armand Amar French composer b. 1953 · Contemporary
  13. 13 Armand Borel Armand Borel Swiss mathematician (1923–2003) Contemporary
  14. 14 Armand David Armand David French Lazarist missionary (1826–1900) 19th century
  15. 15 Armand de Vignerot du Plessis Armand de Vignerot du Plessis French soldier and statesman, Marshall of France (1696–1788) 17th century
  16. 16 Armand de Périgord Armand de Périgord Politician 1178–1247 · Medieval
  17. 17 Armand Trousseau Armand Trousseau French physician 1801–1867 · 19th century
  18. 18 Armand Penverne Armand Penverne French footballer and manager (1926–2012) Contemporary
  19. 19 Armand Gatti Armand Gatti French writer and filmmaker (1924–2017) Contemporary
  20. 20 Armand Salacrou Armand Salacrou French dramatist (1899–1989) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Armand, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Armand?

The median living Armand is about 47 years old. Half of all living Armands are between 28 and 69 years old.

How many people named Armand are alive today?

An estimated 7,000 people named Armand are alive in the United States, based on 15,349 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Armand mean?

Armand is a French masculine given name and surname, the French form of Herman.

How popular is the name Armand in 2025?

Armand ranked #3,852 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 28 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Armand?

15,349 babies have been named Armand in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Armand most popular?

Armand peaked in 1918, when 351 newborns received the name.

Is Armand a boy or girl name?

Armand is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Armand rising or falling?

Armand has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Armand become more popular?

Armand is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 25 boys named Armand in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Armand?

Well-known people named Armand include Armand Duplantis (athlete), Armand Assante (actor), Armand Hammer (businessperson).

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