Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2007

Armen

Meaning Armen is an Armenian given name and surname Gender Boy Rank 2025 #3,134 Trend ↑ Rising 35%

Armen is an Armenian given name and surname.

Rank 2025
#3,134
among boys · ↑202 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
38
named Armen · +9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 44,949
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2007
47 babies
All-time total
2,144
#3,165 all-time among boys
First recorded
1914
in Social Security records

Armen popularity over time

2,144 babies have been named Armen since 1914, 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
0.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
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 – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 56 56 6 – #2,283
1920s 5 126 131 13 +134% #1,615
1930s – 97 97 10 -26% #1,932
1940s – 77 77 8 -21% #2,033
1950s – 118 118 12 +53% #2,021
1960s – 127 127 13 +8% #1,978
1970s – 136 136 14 +7% #1,995
1980s – 264 264 26 +94% #1,733
1990s – 299 299 30 +13% #2,186
2000s – 376 376 38 +26% #2,310
2010s – 253 253 25 -33% #3,353
2020s (to 2025) – 210 210 35 +38% #3,024

Where Armen 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 40 0.02 outside top 500
2027 42 0.02 outside top 500
2028 43 0.03 outside top 500
2029 45 0.03 outside top 500
2030 46 0.03 outside top 500

Where Armen is most popular

Boys named Armen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.021 per 1,000.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Armen born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 132 0.144 +582%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Armen

Armen is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,134 in 2025 with 38 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1914, 2,144 American babies have been named Armen. Its peak came in 2007, when 47 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Armen stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Armen?

The median living Armen is about 27 years old; half are between 15 and 43. An estimated 1,700 people named Armen are alive in the United States today.

median 27 020406080100

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

Armen 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 – – 38 #3,134
2024 – – 35 #3,336
2023 – – 40 #3,060
2022 – – 30 #3,696
2021 – – 40 #3,024
2020 – – 27 #3,820
2019 – – 34 #3,353
2018 – – 24 #4,236
2017 – – 21 #4,608
2016 – – 32 #3,446
2015 – – 22 #4,414
2014 – – 26 #3,904
2013 – – 23 #4,194
2012 – – 24 #4,139
2011 – – 19 #4,832
2010 – – 28 #3,716
2009 – – 38 #3,049
2008 – – 35 #3,224
2007 – – 47 #2,608
2006 – – 39 #2,884
2005 – – 38 #2,806
2004 – – 30 #3,221
2003 – – 43 #2,431
2002 – – 30 #3,026
2001 – – 43 #2,310
2000 – – 33 #2,739
1995 – – 33 #2,351
1990 – – 24 #2,702
1985 – – 33 #1,795
1980 – – 21 #2,370
1975 – – 9 #3,678
1970 – – 13 #2,629
1965 – – 11 #2,484
1960 – – 10 #2,695
1955 – – 6 #3,524
1950 – – 12 #2,213
1945 – – 10 #2,249
1940 – – – –
1935 – – 12 #2,133
1930 – – 12 #2,305
1925 – – 12 #2,443
1920 5 #5,020 9 #2,979
1915 – – 6 #3,416
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Armen

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

  1. 1 Armen Sarkissian Armen Sarkissian President of Armenia from 2018 to 2022 b. 1953 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Armen Dzhigarkhanyan Armen Dzhigarkhanyan Armenian, Soviet actor b. 1935 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Armen Alchian Armen Alchian American economist (1914–2013) Contemporary
  4. 4 Armen Nazaryan Armen Nazaryan Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler b. 1974 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Armen Takhtajan Armen Takhtajan Soviet-Armenian botanist (1910–2009) Contemporary
  6. 6 Armen Ohanian Armen Ohanian Armenian dancer, actor and writer 1887–1976 · 19th century
  7. 7 Armen Mkrtchyan Armenian wrestler b. 1973 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Armen Vardanyan Armenian-Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler (born 1982) Contemporary
  9. 9 Armen Bagdasarov Armen Bagdasarov Uzbek-Armenian judoka (born 1972) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Armen?

The median living Armen is about 27 years old. Half of all living Armens are between 15 and 43 years old.

How many people named Armen are alive today?

An estimated 1,700 people named Armen are alive in the United States, based on 2,144 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Armen mean?

Armen is an Armenian given name and surname.

How popular is the name Armen in 2025?

Armen ranked #3,134 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 38 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Armen?

2,144 babies have been named Armen in the United States since 1914, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Armen most popular?

Armen peaked in 2007, when 47 newborns received the name.

Is Armen a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Armen rising or falling?

Armen is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Armen become more popular?

Armen is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 46 boys named Armen 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 Armen?

Well-known people named Armen include Armen Sarkissian (physicist), Armen Dzhigarkhanyan (actor), Armen Alchian (economist).

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