Armand
Armand is a French masculine given name and surname, the French form of Herman.
- French
- Catalan
Meaning & Origin of Armand
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Armand is a French masculine given name and surname, the French form of Herman.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
- Catalan
The Story of Armand
Armand first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 351 Armands were born — ranking #291 that year. As of 2026, Armand ranks #3,477 for baby boys with 33 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 15K Armands have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Armand
Armand is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 15K births in the dataset. Armand's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #291. Use the chart and map above to compare Armand'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 .
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