Armond
A French name meaning "brave protector" or "courageous bear guardian".
Name Census estimates that about 2,668 living Americans carry the first name Armond. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Armond today is around 42 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Armond births was 1924 (71 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Armond. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
2.7K
~ 1 in 128,469 Americans
Peak year
1924
71 babies that year
Average age
42
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,904
Tracked since 1887
Census
Armond in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,441 people with the first name Armond, which placed it at #6,542 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#6,542
National first-name rank
People counted
2.4K
2,441 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.8
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
47.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Armond
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Armond is Black at 47.0%. The next largest groups are White (41.5%) and Hispanic (5.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Armond described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Armond at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American47.0% · 1,148
- White41.5% · 1,012
- Hispanic or Latino5.4% · 133
- Two or more races3.9% · 94
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 27
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 27
Popularity
Armond: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Armond from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 635 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Armond by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Armond during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Armonds live
The SSA's state-level files cover 16 states and territories. California, New York, Pennsylvania recorded the most babies named Armond, while Kansas, Wisconsin, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 53 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Armond
The name Armond has its origins in the French language, derived from the Germanic elements "hari" meaning army and "mund" meaning protector or guardian. It is a variant of the name Arman, which was popularized during the Middle Ages in France.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Armond can be traced back to the 9th century in France, where it was used by members of the nobility and the ruling classes. One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was Armond de Gascogne, a French nobleman who fought in the Crusades in the 12th century.
The name Armond has also been associated with various religious figures throughout history. In the 13th century, there was a Benedictine monk named Armond de Cîteaux who was renowned for his scholarly works on theology and philosophy. Similarly, in the 16th century, Armond de Jesús was a Spanish Franciscan friar and missionary who traveled to the New World and worked to convert the indigenous populations to Christianity.
Among the notable historical figures who bore the name Armond, one cannot overlook Armond Édouard Louis Le Peletier, Comte de Saint-Fargeau, a French revolutionary and politician who lived from 1770 to 1793. He was a member of the National Convention and voted in favor of executing King Louis XVI during the French Revolution.
Another prominent figure was Armond Duval (1833-1904), a French poet and novelist who was part of the Parnassian literary movement. His works, such as "Aux Fleurs du Mal" and "Le Livre de la Pitié et de la Mort," explored themes of beauty, love, and mortality.
In the realm of science, Armond Henri Gaston Massé (1892-1956) was a French physicist and engineer who made significant contributions to the development of radar technology during World War II. His research played a crucial role in the Allied efforts against German air attacks.
These are just a few examples of the many notable individuals throughout history who have borne the name Armond, highlighting its rich cultural and historical significance across various fields and eras.
People
Armond + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Armond as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Armond: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Armond?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,668 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Armond going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 128,469 US residents.
Is Armond a common name?
We classify Armond as "Rare". It ranks above 94.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 4,333 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Armond most popular?
The single biggest year for Armond was 1924, when 71 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Armond is about 42 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Armond in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,441 people with the name Armond, or 0.81 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #6,542 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Armond in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Armond?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Armond appears almost entirely male. Of the 2,445 people counted with this name, 99.2% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Armond?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Armond is Black at 47.0%. The next largest groups are White (41.5%) and Hispanic (5.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Armond most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Armond in the 2020 Census, accounting for 47.0% (1,148 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Armond in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Armond a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Armond in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Armond still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Armond in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Armond can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Armond?
For a quick modern take, check how many people have the name Armond on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.