Armster
Armster is a surname. Among all countries/territories, The United States has the most people bearing the name Armster. One in 14,902,957 people worldwide carries the family name Armster, which is the 626,382nd most common family name overall. Notable people with the surname include:Otto Armster (1891–1957), German military intelligence officer Wilfred Armster, American architect
Meaning & Origin of Armster
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Armster is a surname. Among all countries/territories, The United States has the most people bearing the name Armster. One in 14,902,957 people worldwide carries the family name Armster, which is the 626,382nd most common family name overall. Notable people with the surname include:Otto Armster (1891–1957), German military intelligence officer Wilfred Armster, American architect
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The Story of Armster
The earliest SSA record of Armster as a baby boy name dates back to 1912, when 7 babies received it. 1912 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Armster — #2,045 in the national rankings. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 60% of all recorded Armsters. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1939 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 30 Armsters have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Armster
Armster is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 30 births in the dataset. Armster's peak popularity came in 1912 when it ranked #2,045. Use the chart and map above to compare Armster'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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