Armin
Armin is a male given name and surname of Indo-European origin.
- German
- Hungarian
Meaning & Origin of Armin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Armin is a male given name and surname of Indo-European origin.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
- Hungarian
The Story of Armin
American parents first put Armin on the record books as a baby boy name in 1893, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 90 Armins were born — ranking #1,813 that year. As of 2026, Armin ranks #1,813 for baby boys with 90 births, rising sharply (+35% over the past five years). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
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About the name Armin
Armin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1893 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Armin's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #884. Use the chart and map above to compare Armin'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.