Given name
Armande
“of the army; a soldier”
Armande is a variant of Armand. One French interpretation is “of the army; a soldier.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Armande is a variant of Armand. One French interpretation is “of the army; a soldier.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Armande is a variant of Armand. An origin associated with Armand is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1924. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Armande through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22
- 0 boys · 22 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1938. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 146 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Armande’s family of names
Armande has a related form in Armand. In French usage, Armande has a conventional equivalent in the German form Arman.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Armande
- Armande BéjartFrench stage actress (c.1650-1700)
- Armande Félice de La Porte Mazarin(1691-1729)
- Armande de Polignaccomposer (1876-1962)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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