Arman
Boy · ar-MAHN · Persian
Arman is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “wish, aspiration”. In 2025 it ranked 718th for boys in the UK (54 babies) and 1,204th for boys in the US (168 babies).
What does Arman mean?
Persian
“wish, aspiration”
The Persian arman, 'aspiration', has also passed into Kazakh, where it means 'dream'.
- Say it
- ar-MAHN
Is Arman a girl's or a boy's name?
Arman is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 54 boys in the UK and 168 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Arman in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #718among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 54about 1 in 5,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 61% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 54 boys in the UK were named Arman, making it the 718th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 960th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 58 boys.
2025 had more boys named Arman than any year since 2007.
Half of all the boys named Arman in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 111 boys in the UK were given Arman or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #417, up from #718 for this spelling alone.
- Armaan 57
- Arman 54
Among boys in 2025, it was 702nd in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Arman in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 | #718 |
| 2024 | 44 | #824 |
| 2023 | 44 | #816 |
| 2022 | 23 | #1,270 |
| 2021 | 36 | #931 |
| 2020 | 33 | #960 |
| 2019 | 24 | #1,193 |
| 2018 | 31 | #1,017 |
| 2017 | 34 | #985 |
| 2016 | 36 | #939 |
| 2015 | 51 | #716 |
| 2014 | 36 | #905 |
| 2013 | 48 | #746 |
| 2012 | 43 | #815 |
| 2011 | 51 | #701 |
| 2010 | 33 | #951 |
| 2009 | 39 | #818 |
| 2008 | 49 | #689 |
| 2007 | 58 | #587 |
| 2006 | 47 | #666 |
| 2005 | 43 | #673 |
| 2004 | 39 | #680 |
| 2003 | 38 | #646 |
| 2002 | 29 | #733 |
| 2001 | 22 | #845 |
| 2000 | 22 | #842 |
| 1999 | 22 | #807 |
| 1998 | 24 | #749 |
| 1997 | 14 | #1,066 |
| 1996 | 17 | #897 |
How popular is Arman in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,204among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 168about 1 in 10,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 168 boys in the US were named Arman, making it the 1,204th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,556th. It first appears in the records in 1917.
2025 had the most boys named Arman of any year since it first appeared, in 1917.
Half of all the boys named Arman in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 271 boys in the US were given Arman or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #821, up from #1,204 for this spelling alone.
- Arman 168
- Armaan 103
Arman in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 168 | #1,204 |
| 2024 | 151 | #1,295 |
| 2023 | 119 | #1,498 |
| 2022 | 126 | #1,440 |
| 2021 | 132 | #1,383 |
| 2020 | 106 | #1,556 |
| 2019 | 99 | #1,642 |
| 2018 | 106 | #1,576 |
| 2017 | 104 | #1,567 |
| 2016 | 104 | #1,575 |
| 2015 | 106 | #1,538 |
| 2014 | 110 | #1,473 |
| 2013 | 114 | #1,444 |
| 2012 | 131 | #1,308 |
| 2011 | 107 | #1,505 |
| 2010 | 138 | #1,263 |
| 2009 | 151 | #1,191 |
| 2008 | 127 | #1,348 |
| 2007 | 145 | #1,215 |
| 2006 | 139 | #1,202 |
| 2005 | 137 | #1,161 |
| 2004 | 161 | #1,015 |
| 2003 | 135 | #1,124 |
| 2002 | 127 | #1,126 |
| 2001 | 134 | #1,071 |
| 2000 | 123 | #1,126 |
| 1999 | 145 | #979 |
| 1998 | 124 | #1,061 |
| 1997 | 124 | #1,025 |
| 1996 | 93 | #1,204 |
| 1995 | 93 | #1,198 |
| 1994 | 64 | #1,472 |
| 1993 | 74 | #1,316 |
| 1992 | 52 | #1,654 |
| 1991 | 42 | #1,861 |
| 1990 | 59 | #1,459 |
| 1989 | 41 | #1,826 |
| 1988 | 39 | #1,763 |
| 1987 | 40 | #1,682 |
| 1986 | 25 | #2,224 |
| 1985 | 23 | #2,292 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,705 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,229 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,616 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,928 |
| 1977 | 18 | #2,458 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,547 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,280 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,038 |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,857 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,650 |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,075 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,550 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,533 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,678 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,665 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,428 |
| 1943 | 7 | #2,962 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,479 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,677 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,360 |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,761 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,522 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,150 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,259 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,465 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,305 |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,320 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,216 |
Names like Arman
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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