Armand
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AR-mahnd
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #3,847 for boys
Armand is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “army man”. In 2025 it ranked 3,847th for boys in the US (28 babies).
What does Armand mean?
Germanic: French form of Herman
“army man”
Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu, was the powerful chief minister of King Louis XIII of France.
Is Armand a girl's or a boy's name?
Armand is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 28 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Armand in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Armand in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Armand in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Armand in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,847th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28 about 1 in 61,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the US were named Armand, making it the 3,847th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,200th. Its busiest year was 1918, with 351 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Armand than any year since 1906.
Half of all the boys named Armand in the US since 1880 were born between 1924 and 1975, the years shaded on the chart below.
Armand in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #3,847 |
| 2024 | 31 | #3,603 |
| 2023 | 41 | #3,004 |
| 2022 | 34 | #3,410 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3,073 |
| 2020 | 35 | #3,200 |
| 2019 | 43 | #2,850 |
| 2018 | 42 | #2,847 |
| 2017 | 36 | #3,192 |
| 2016 | 41 | #2,884 |
| 2015 | 47 | #2,599 |
| 2014 | 42 | #2,803 |
| 2013 | 38 | #2,953 |
| 2012 | 54 | #2,357 |
| 2011 | 49 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 46 | #2,631 |
| 2009 | 53 | #2,400 |
| 2008 | 80 | #1,825 |
| 2007 | 71 | #1,972 |
| 2006 | 68 | #1,966 |
| 2005 | 90 | #1,552 |
| 2004 | 81 | #1,601 |
| 2003 | 78 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 92 | #1,411 |
| 2001 | 93 | #1,364 |
| 2000 | 114 | #1,186 |
| 1999 | 139 | #1,004 |
| 1998 | 133 | #1,014 |
| 1997 | 158 | #876 |
| 1996 | 136 | #947 |
| 1995 | 138 | #943 |
| 1994 | 99 | #1,136 |
| 1993 | 85 | #1,223 |
| 1992 | 119 | #984 |
| 1991 | 115 | #993 |
| 1990 | 106 | #1,022 |
| 1989 | 108 | #977 |
| 1988 | 102 | #954 |
| 1987 | 79 | #1,076 |
| 1986 | 87 | #990 |
| 1985 | 86 | #983 |
| 1984 | 95 | #900 |
| 1983 | 84 | #964 |
| 1982 | 63 | #1,150 |
| 1981 | 77 | #1,037 |
| 1980 | 57 | #1,214 |
| 1979 | 73 | #1,034 |
| 1978 | 70 | #1,040 |
| 1977 | 75 | #989 |
| 1976 | 67 | #1,010 |
| 1975 | 74 | #953 |
| 1974 | 70 | #977 |
| 1973 | 60 | #1,045 |
| 1972 | 61 | #1,032 |
| 1971 | 80 | #910 |
| 1970 | 95 | #826 |
| 1969 | 70 | #911 |
| 1968 | 77 | #832 |
| 1967 | 98 | #742 |
| 1966 | 79 | #819 |
| 1965 | 93 | #764 |
| 1964 | 94 | #779 |
| 1963 | 96 | #779 |
| 1962 | 100 | #762 |
| 1961 | 104 | #754 |
| 1960 | 99 | #766 |
| 1959 | 128 | #673 |
| 1958 | 117 | #692 |
| 1957 | 125 | #680 |
| 1956 | 154 | #607 |
| 1955 | 136 | #637 |
| 1954 | 142 | #618 |
| 1953 | 133 | #622 |
| 1952 | 139 | #593 |
| 1951 | 139 | #584 |
| 1950 | 166 | #518 |
| 1949 | 160 | #526 |
| 1948 | 172 | #503 |
| 1947 | 165 | #527 |
| 1946 | 155 | #516 |
| 1945 | 137 | #512 |
| 1944 | 156 | #487 |
| 1943 | 174 | #469 |
| 1942 | 179 | #464 |
| 1941 | 168 | #455 |
| 1940 | 144 | #480 |
| 1939 | 168 | #441 |
| 1938 | 165 | #450 |
| 1937 | 189 | #412 |
| 1936 | 210 | #377 |
| 1935 | 167 | #435 |
| 1934 | 199 | #388 |
| 1933 | 178 | #405 |
| 1932 | 209 | #386 |
| 1931 | 221 | #376 |
| 1930 | 243 | #367 |
| 1929 | 263 | #346 |
| 1928 | 300 | #323 |
| 1927 | 282 | #347 |
| 1926 | 247 | #370 |
| 1925 | 289 | #343 |
| 1924 | 320 | #326 |
| 1923 | 330 | #317 |
| 1922 | 307 | #331 |
| 1921 | 298 | #342 |
| 1920 | 325 | #323 |
| 1919 | 260 | #356 |
| 1918 | 351 | #291 |
| 1917 | 267 | #335 |
| 1916 | 240 | #348 |
| 1915 | 217 | #366 |
| 1914 | 205 | #316 |
| 1913 | 146 | #340 |
| 1912 | 129 | #332 |
| 1911 | 58 | #363 |
| 1910 | 38 | #447 |
| 1909 | 45 | #348 |
| 1908 | 34 | #403 |
| 1907 | 30 | #417 |
| 1906 | 28 | #411 |
| 1905 | 29 | #393 |
| 1904 | 9 | #810 |
| 1903 | 14 | #595 |
| 1902 | 20 | #475 |
| 1901 | 16 | #487 |
| 1900 | 16 | #623 |
| 1899 | 11 | #613 |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,001 |
| 1897 | 6 | #941 |
| 1896 | 10 | #722 |
| 1895 | 10 | #685 |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,073 |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,034 |
| 1892 | 7 | #860 |
| 1891 | 7 | #765 |
| 1890 | 6 | #884 |
| 1889 | 5 | #973 |
| 1888 | 6 | #917 |
| 1887 | 9 | #631 |
| 1886 | 7 | #758 |
| 1885 | 5 | #935 |
| 1884 | 6 | #848 |
| 1883 | 8 | #677 |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 6 | #809 |
Names like Armand
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Albert, Archie, Freddie, Alfred, Harry, William, Arthur, Frederick, Charlie, Louie, Otis, Wilfred
Names related to Armand
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Armand: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/armand, updated 20 October 2026.