Given name · also Celtic

Armelle

“a princess; born to royalty”

Armelle is used as a given name. One French interpretation is “a princess; born to royalty.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One French interpretation is “a princess; born to royalty.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Celtic.

How it developed

Armelle is a feminine form of Plouërmel.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2005. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Armelle through the years

Babies since 1880
32
0 boys · 32 girls
Most popular year
2005
7 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Armelle in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2005–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 352 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.

Armelle’s family of names

Armelle is a feminine form of Plouërmel. Armelle has a related form in Armel. Armelle has a related form in Armella.

Walk Armelle’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 5

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.

People named Armelle

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

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French · Modern

Alyea

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0Not recently recorded

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French · Modern

Anett

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0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Princessa

“a highborn daughter; born to royalty”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Spanish · Modern

Anahy

Anahy is a feminine given name from Spanish. It is used in Portuguese.

20RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Yaleena

“the shining light”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Occitan · Modern

Bayle

Bayle is a surname from French, ultimately from Occitan. It is used in English and French.

0Not recently recorded

11% boys · 89% girls

French · Modern

Yaneth

Yaneth is a given name from French. It is used in Spanish.

22RareSteady

>99% girls

Irish · Modern

Shealy

“descendant of Sealbhach”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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