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Armaan

Boy · ar-MAHN · Persian

Armaan is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “wish, aspiration”. In 2025 it ranked 694th for boys in the UK (57 babies) and 1,634th for boys in the US (103 babies).

What does Armaan mean?

Persian

“wish, aspiration”

From the Persian arman, 'wish, longing', a word also used in Urdu and Hindi.

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ar-MAHN

Is Armaan a girl's or a boy's name?

Armaan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 57 boys in the UK and 103 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Armaan in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#694among boys
Babies in 2025
57about 1 in 5,300 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 20% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 57 boys in the UK were named Armaan, making it the 694th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 675th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 118 boys.

Half of all the boys named Armaan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 111 boys in the UK were given Armaan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #417, up from #694 for this spelling alone.

Among boys in 2025, it was 639th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 118 in 20102025
Armaan in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
202557#694
202462#663
202356#696
202270#597
202170#602
202057#675
201988#503
201873#576
201777#559
2016104#445
201574#573
201489#498
2013116#399
2012101#437
201196#444
2010118#380
2009116#380
2008111#378
200782#460
200683#439
2005102#344
200469#443
200361#456
200240#575
200118#978
200018#955
199917#959
199819#878
199716#973
199614#1,021

How popular is Armaan in the US?

Rank in 2025
#1,634among boys
Babies in 2025
103about 1 in 17,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 22% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 103 boys in the US were named Armaan, making it the 1,634th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,353rd. Its busiest year was 2009, with 174 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.

Half of all the boys named Armaan in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 271 boys in the US were given Armaan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #821, up from #1,634 for this spelling alone.

1991Busiest: 174 in 20092025
Armaan in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025103#1,634
2024108#1,589
2023100#1,694
202299#1,706
2021112#1,554
2020131#1,353
2019129#1,380
2018138#1,317
201792#1,707
2016162#1,175
2015145#1,247
2014152#1,205
2013169#1,096
2012163#1,124
2011172#1,082
2010151#1,190
2009174#1,070
2008167#1,100
2007150#1,176
2006118#1,367
2005144#1,131
2004148#1,074
200388#1,476
200244#2,333
200149#2,113
200043#2,252
199933#2,604
199838#2,309
199721#3,346
199627#2,742
199513#4,502
199413#4,531
199310#5,353
199211#4,864
199110#5,088

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