Given name & surname
Armel
“a princess; born to royalty”
Armel is a variant of Armelle. One French interpretation is “a princess; born to royalty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Armel is a variant of Armelle. One French interpretation is “a princess; born to royalty.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Armel is a variant of Armelle. An origin associated with Armelle is Celtic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Armel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 280
- 280 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,475 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +32%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,475 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 31.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 477 as a first name in 2020; 582 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.
Armel’s family of names
Armel has a related form in Armelle. In French usage, Armel has a conventional equivalent in Armè.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Armel
- Armel Bella-KotchapGerman-French association football playerborn 2001
- Saint Armelmedieval Welsh-Breton saint482–570
- Armel ZohouriIvorian footballerborn 2001
- Armel TraoréFrench basketball player (born 2003)
- Armel Guernepoet and translator (1911-1980)
- Armel Le Cléac'hFrench navigator and skipperborn 1977
- Armel HostiouFrench film directorborn 1976
- Gélase Armel KemaCongolese Roman Catholic bishopborn 1972
- Armel KoularaChadian footballerborn 1989
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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