Given name & surname
Arman
“of the army; a soldier”·“one who is desired; a goal”
Arman is a variant of Armand. One French interpretation is “of the army; a soldier.” Arman is a variant of Armani. One Persian interpretation is “one who is desired; a goal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Arman is a variant of Armand. One French interpretation is “of the army; a soldier.” Arman is a variant of Armani. One Persian interpretation is “one who is desired; a goal.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Arman is a variant of Armand. An origin associated with Armand is French. Arman is a variant of Armani. An origin associated with Armani is Persian.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Turkish usage, Arman developed from آرمان.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arman through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,635
- 4,635 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 168 babies
- 2025
- 168
- #1,204 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +34%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 168 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,204 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 34.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (56). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,511 as a first name in 2020; 1,368 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Arman’s family of names
In Turkish usage, Arman developed from the Persian form آرمان. In German usage, Arman has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Armando. Arman has a related form in Armand.
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Around the world
Arman has relatives in 7 languages.
10 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Arman
- ArmanFrench-born American artist (1928–2005)
- Arman TsarukyanArmenian mixed martial artist (born 1996)
- Arman HallAmerican sprinterborn 1991
- Arman ChilmanovKazakhstani taekwondo practitionerborn 1984
- Arman KaramyanArmenian footballerborn 1979
- Arman AdamianRussian judokaborn 1997
- Arman SoldinFrench and Bosnian journalist1991–2023
- Arman KirakossianArmenian diplomat (1956-2019)
- Arman PashikianArmenian chess playerborn 1987
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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