Given name & surname
Armando
“of the army; a soldier”
Armando is a variant of Armand. One French interpretation is “of the army; a soldier.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Armando is a variant of Armand. One French interpretation is “of the army; a soldier.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Armando 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 1906. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Armando through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 76,887
- 76,515 boys · 372 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 1,512 babies
- 2025
- 538
- #556 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 538 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 556 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 13.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,512 in 1997. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (142). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 102,571 as a first name in 2020; 634 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.
Armando’s family of names
In Cebuano usage, Armando has a diminutive in MANDO. Armando has a feminine form in Armanda. In Italian usage, Armando has a conventional equivalent in the English form Herman.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Armando has relatives in 6 languages.
7 related names in 6 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 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Armando
- PitbullAmerican rapper (born 1981)
- Chick CoreaAmerican jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer (1941-2021)
- Armando Guebuza3rd President of Mozambiqueborn 1943
- Armando DiazItalian general (1861-1928)
- Armando SadikuAlbanian footballerborn 1991
- PetitPortuguese football manager and former playerborn 1976
- Armando BrojaAlbanian-English association football playerborn 2001
- Armando ManzaneroMexican musician, composer pianist (1935–2020)
- Armando CooperPanamanian footballerborn 1987
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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