Armin
Of Germanic origin meaning "whole" or "universal".
Name Census estimates that about 2,295 living Americans carry the first name Armin. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Armin today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Armin births was 2023 (84 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Armin. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Armin with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
2.3K
~ 1 in 149,348 Americans
Peak year
2023
84 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,965
Tracked since 1893
Census
Armin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,604 people with the first name Armin, which placed it at #4,935 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#4,935
National first-name rank
People counted
3.6K
3,604 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
72.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Armin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Armin is White at 72.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (13.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (8.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Armin described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Armin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White72.8% · 2,623
- Hispanic or Latino13.2% · 477
- Asian and Pacific Islander8.1% · 291
- Two or more races4.3% · 156
- Black or African American1.6% · 56
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.0% · 1
Popularity
Armin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Armin from the 1890s through to the 2020s, spanning 14 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 575 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Armin remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Armin by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Armin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Armins live
The SSA's state-level files cover 13 states and territories. California, Wisconsin, Texas recorded the most babies named Armin, while New Jersey, Iowa, Colorado recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 74 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Armin
The name Armin has its origins in the Germanic languages, deriving from the elements "ari" meaning "eagle" and "man" meaning "man." It is a variation of the name Arminius, which was borne by the famous Germanic chieftain who led the decisive victory over Roman legions in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD.
The name gained widespread popularity in medieval times, particularly among the Franks and other Germanic tribes. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this name was Armin, a Frankish nobleman who served as a courtier to King Clovis I in the 5th century.
Armin was also the name of a 7th-century Frankish bishop of Nantes, who played a significant role in the evangelization of Brittany. In the 9th century, Armin the Bavarian was a noted astronomer and mathematician who contributed to the development of the Julian calendar.
During the Middle Ages, the name Armin was particularly popular in the Holy Roman Empire. One notable figure was Armin of Styria, a 13th-century Minnesinger and lyric poet renowned for his love songs and verses.
In the 16th century, Armin van Houte, a Flemish painter and engraver, was renowned for his works depicting religious and mythological subjects. Another Armin of note was Armin Joseph Freiherr von Rested, an 18th-century Austrian field marshal who played a crucial role in the War of the Austrian Succession.
Over the centuries, the name Armin has been borne by individuals from various walks of life, including writers, artists, and scholars. One of the most famous bearers of the name was Armin Vambéry, a 19th-century Hungarian-Jewish traveler and scholar who made significant contributions to the study of Central Asian languages and cultures.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Armin
People
Armin + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Armin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Armin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Armin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,295 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Armin going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 149,348 US residents.
Is Armin a common name?
We classify Armin as "Rare". It ranks above 94.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,244 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Armin most popular?
The single biggest year for Armin was 2023, when 84 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Armin is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Armin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,604 people with the name Armin, or 1.19 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,935 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Armin in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Armin?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Armin leans strongly male. 3,494 people counted with this name were male (96.7%), compared with 121 female bearers (3.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Armin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Armin is White at 72.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (13.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (8.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Armin most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Armin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 72.8% (2,623 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Armin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Armin a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Armin in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Armin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Armin in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Armin can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Armin?
Want to know how many people share the name Armin? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.