Armin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AR-min
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,964 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,035 for boys
Armin is a boys' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies) and 2,035th for boys in the US (73 babies).
What does Armin mean?
Germanic: German form of Arminius; also an Iranian name
Arminius, the Germanic chief who destroyed three Roman legions in AD 9, is called Armin or Hermann in German.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Armin a girl's or a boy's name?
Armin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK and 73 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Armin in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,964among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Armin, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,206th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 24 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Armin than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Armin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.
Armin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,585 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,639 |
| 2021 | 21 | #1,341 |
| 2020 | 24 | #1,206 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,608 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,374 |
| 2016 | 15 | #1,723 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,612 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 15 | #1,692 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 2 | #5,064 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 2 | #3,812 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Armin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,035among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 73about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 73 boys in the US were named Armin, making it the 2,035th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,466th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 84 boys. It first appears in the records in 1893.
Half of all the boys named Armin in the US since 1880 were born between 1938 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 157 boys in the US were given Armin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,134, up from #2,035 for this spelling alone.
- Armon 84
- Armin 73
Armin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73 | #2,035 |
| 2024 | 79 | #1,970 |
| 2023 | 84 | #1,875 |
| 2022 | 78 | #1,964 |
| 2021 | 69 | #2,095 |
| 2020 | 52 | #2,466 |
| 2019 | 63 | #2,212 |
| 2018 | 61 | #2,229 |
| 2017 | 63 | #2,153 |
| 2016 | 70 | #2,028 |
| 2015 | 63 | #2,169 |
| 2014 | 60 | #2,228 |
| 2013 | 53 | #2,363 |
| 2012 | 49 | #2,516 |
| 2011 | 45 | #2,662 |
| 2010 | 48 | #2,555 |
| 2009 | 42 | #2,846 |
| 2008 | 57 | #2,290 |
| 2007 | 41 | #2,866 |
| 2006 | 43 | #2,697 |
| 2005 | 49 | #2,361 |
| 2004 | 52 | #2,204 |
| 2003 | 59 | #1,958 |
| 2002 | 39 | #2,500 |
| 2001 | 54 | #1,978 |
| 2000 | 42 | #2,294 |
| 1999 | 45 | #2,095 |
| 1998 | 42 | #2,154 |
| 1997 | 45 | #1,988 |
| 1996 | 31 | #2,478 |
| 1995 | 30 | #2,495 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,320 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,495 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,773 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,760 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,334 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,067 |
| 1984 | 15 | #2,955 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,481 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,964 |
| 1979 | 22 | #2,235 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,375 |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,555 |
| 1976 | 21 | #2,176 |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,635 |
| 1974 | 16 | #2,457 |
| 1973 | 15 | #2,511 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1971 | 11 | #2,971 |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,124 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,681 |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,469 |
| 1966 | 14 | #2,131 |
| 1965 | 16 | #1,986 |
| 1964 | 15 | #2,113 |
| 1963 | 13 | #2,299 |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,363 |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,408 |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,075 |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,529 |
| 1958 | 16 | #2,025 |
| 1957 | 15 | #2,092 |
| 1956 | 12 | #2,359 |
| 1955 | 8 | #2,962 |
| 1954 | 13 | #2,206 |
| 1953 | 15 | #2,037 |
| 1952 | 14 | #2,072 |
| 1951 | 14 | #2,054 |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,769 |
| 1949 | 15 | #1,940 |
| 1948 | 14 | #2,026 |
| 1947 | 21 | #1,645 |
| 1946 | 15 | #1,883 |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,392 |
| 1944 | 19 | #1,573 |
| 1943 | 15 | #1,909 |
| 1942 | 16 | #1,799 |
| 1941 | 18 | #1,633 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,322 |
| 1939 | 17 | #1,636 |
| 1938 | 24 | #1,364 |
| 1937 | 21 | #1,481 |
| 1936 | 24 | #1,356 |
| 1935 | 16 | #1,757 |
| 1934 | 28 | #1,266 |
| 1933 | 32 | #1,159 |
| 1932 | 19 | #1,651 |
| 1931 | 18 | #1,693 |
| 1930 | 30 | #1,299 |
| 1929 | 24 | #1,480 |
| 1928 | 39 | #1,125 |
| 1927 | 31 | #1,322 |
| 1926 | 20 | #1,720 |
| 1925 | 34 | #1,225 |
| 1924 | 45 | #1,058 |
| 1923 | 49 | #992 |
| 1922 | 30 | #1,333 |
| 1921 | 36 | #1,199 |
| 1920 | 37 | #1,180 |
| 1919 | 29 | #1,321 |
| 1918 | 41 | #1,062 |
| 1917 | 35 | #1,132 |
| 1916 | 42 | #984 |
| 1915 | 35 | #1,082 |
| 1914 | 38 | #884 |
| 1913 | 21 | #1,112 |
| 1912 | 22 | #970 |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,739 |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,252 |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,034 |
Names like Armin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Austin Hudson Roman Arlo Grayson Milo Hugo Robin Albie Myles Theo Asher
Other spellings of Armin
Names related to Armin
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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, “Armin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/armin, updated 20 October 2026.