Armani
Armani was the 495th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 609 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 359th; the most babies were born in 2021 (886). Over the last ten years it has moved up 15 places. More babies were named Armani in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it ar-MAH-nee /ɑrˈmɑni/
- Rank in 2025
- #495 boys, down 136 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 609boys
- Girls and boys
- 45% girls, 55% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021886 babies
- Total since 1880
- 27,443babies recorded
What does the name Armani mean?
Armani is an Italian surname, best known from the fashion house of Giorgio Armani. Wiktionary also records an unrelated Arabic surname, a clipping of al-Armani, "the Armenian". The origin of the Italian surname is not given in the sources consulted. As an American first name, used since the late 1980s, it is generally taken from the fashion brand.
How sure is this? Not documented. Italian surname of undocumented origin; brand association is the modern source.
Related names: Amari, Armando.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Armani', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Armani popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #562 | #495 | 534 | 609 |
| 2020 | #493 | #359 | 619 | 867 |
| 2010 | #816 | #489 | 330 | 531 |
| 2000 | #752 | #649 | 305 | 280 |
| 1990 | #6,904 | #1,371 | 12 | 66 |
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How popular is Armani, counting every spelling?
Armani is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #496 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #495 for Armani on its own. Together these spellings went to 609 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armani | 609 | #495 | 3,866 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Armani?
609 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Armani (0.17 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Armani born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 14 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Armani.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Armani?
About 15,200 people born in the US named Armani are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 19. That makes Armani a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Armani by state
How common Armani was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Rhode Island (6.2×), New Mexico (2.4×), Arizona (2.2×), Nebraska (2.2×), Nevada (2.2×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in South Carolina, Missouri, Utah.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Armani: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Armani, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Armani · Sibling names for Armani
Questions about the name Armani
How popular is the name Armani?
Armani was the 495th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 609 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 359th; the most babies were born in 2021 (886). Over the last ten years it has moved up 15 places. More babies were named Armani in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Armani a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 45% girls, 55% boys given the name Armani in the US.
Where is Armani most popular?
In 2021–2025, Armani was most common in Rhode Island (2.76 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Mexico and Arizona.