Armen
Armen was the 3134th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 1929, when it ranked 1615th; the most babies were born in 2007 (47). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,280 places. More babies were named Armen in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,134 boys, up 686 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 38boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200747 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,144babies recorded
Armen popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1920.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,134 | 38 |
| 2020 | #3,820 | 27 |
| 2010 | #3,716 | 28 |
| 2000 | #2,739 | 33 |
| 1990 | #2,702 | 24 |
| 1980 | #2,370 | 21 |
| 1970 | #2,629 | 13 |
| 1960 | #2,695 | 10 |
| 1950 | #2,213 | 12 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #2,305 | 12 |
| 1920 | #2,979 | 9 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Armen, counting every spelling?
Armen is a spelling of Arman, a name family that ranked #602 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,134 for Armen on its own. Together these spellings went to 466 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arman | 168 | #1,204 | 696 |
| Armon | 84 | #1,870 | 545 |
| Armaan | 103 | #1,635 | 522 |
| Armin | 73 | #2,038 | 383 |
| Armen | 38 | #3,134 | 183 |
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 Armen?
38 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Armen (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Armen 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 221 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Armen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Armen?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Armen are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 15 and 43. That makes Armen mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Armen by state
How common Armen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (6.8×). In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Armen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Armen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Armen
How popular is the name Armen?
Armen was the 3134th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 1929, when it ranked 1615th; the most babies were born in 2007 (47). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,280 places. More babies were named Armen in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Armen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Armen in the US.
Where is Armen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Armen was most common in California (0.14 per 1,000 boys).