Given name & surname
Armand
“of the army; a soldier”
Armand is used as a given name and a surname. One French interpretation is “of the army; a soldier.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “of the army; a soldier.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Armand through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15,349
- 15,343 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 351 babies
- 2025
- 28
- #3,852 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −12%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 28 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,852 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 12.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 351 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,191 as a first name in 2020; 2,472 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.
Armand’s family of names
In French usage, Armand shares a linguistic root with the English form Herman. In French usage, Armand has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Armando. Armand has a related form in Armando.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Armand has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its French roots to each of them.
9 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 18
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 16
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Armand
- Hippolyte FizeauFrench physicist (1819–1896)
- Armand DuplantisSwedish-American pole vaulterborn 1999
- Armie HammerAmerican actor (born 1986)
- Armand TraoréSenegalese-French footballer (born 1989)
- Armand GuillauminFrench painter (1841-1927)
- Armand AssanteAmerican actorborn 1949
- Armand Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, 5th Duke of RichelieuFrench politician (1766-1822)
- Armand DavidFrench Catholic priest, zoologist, and botanist (1826–1900)
- Armand van HeldenAmerican musician, DJ, record producer and composerborn 1970
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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