Given name
Armilda
“an armed battlemaiden”
Armilda is a variant of Armide. One Latin interpretation is “an armed battlemaiden.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Armilda is a variant of Armide. One Latin interpretation is “an armed battlemaiden.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Armilda is a variant of Armide. An origin associated with Armide is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1889. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Armilda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 239
- 0 boys · 239 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 19 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 1955. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 1925.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Armilda’s family of names
Armilda has a related form in Armide.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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