Boys' name · peaked in 1997
Armando name popularity since 1925
74,978 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Armando. Half of them were born in 1989 or earlier, so the typical Armando is about 37 years old in 2026. Armando peaked in 1997 as the #205 name for boys, and it ranked #556 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 74,978
- Named Armando, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #556
- for boys in 2025 (538 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 372 girls · 74,606 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 3.90× its national share
Peak year is the year Armando made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Armando births per year, 1925–2025
1997 was the biggest year for Armando both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1930 and 1935, Armando's share of baby boys fell by 38%.
- Fastest rise: Between 1970 and 1975, it became 1.5× more common, from 1 in 2,550 baby boys to 1 in 1,690.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Armando's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Armando.
Decade by decade
Babies named Armando in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 1,115 | – |
| 1930s | 5 | 1,956 | #452 |
| 1940s | 0 | 3,105 | #357 |
| 1950s | 32 | 5,759 | #293 |
| 1960s | 42 | 6,308 | #310 |
| 1970s | 85 | 8,606 | #222 |
| 1980s | 97 | 10,422 | #227 |
| 1990s | 94 | 13,678 | #208 |
| 2000s | 17 | 13,057 | #252 |
| 2010s | 0 | 7,395 | #416 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 3,205 | #556 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
26.8% of babies named Armando from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Armando is most popular
The index compares Armando's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Armando.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 3.90× | 3,662 |
| Texas | 3.87× | 21,999 |
| New Mexico | 3.81× | 1,522 |
| California | 3.35× | 25,686 |
| Nevada | 1.80× | 464 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Armando and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Armando (this page) | 74,606 | 1997 |
| Armondo | 1,332 | 1976 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Armando's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Armando.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Armando (1997).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data