Arma
Arma is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hittite Mythology, Luwian Mythology.
- Hittite Mythology
- Luwian Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Arma
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arma is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hittite Mythology, Luwian Mythology.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hittite Mythology
- Luwian Mythology
The Story of Arma
Arma first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1906, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1946, when 33 Armas were born — ranking #1,532 that year. As of 2026, Arma ranks #7,472 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 606 Armas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Arma
Arma is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1906 and has accumulated 606 births in the dataset. Arma's peak popularity came in 1946 when it ranked #1,532. Use the chart and map above to compare Arma's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.