The first name Armando
A boy’s name.
3 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 10 boys were named Armando, making it the 2,269th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2014, with 16 births (#1,486).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Armando with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Armando at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 538 boys born in the United States were named Armando, the 556th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1997, when 1,512 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Armando
42 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Armando Guebuza3rd President of Mozambique, born 1943
- Armando SadikuAlbanian footballer, born 1991
- Armando BrojaAlbanian-English association football player, born 2001
- Armando ObispoDutch-Curaçaoan footballer (born 1999)
- Armando PerazaCuban percussionist (1924-2014)
- Armando TobarChilean footballer (1938-2016)
- Armando VajushiAlbanian footballer, born 1991
- Armando EstradaAmerican professional wrestler and manager, born 1978
- Armando MartínezCuban boxer, born 1961
- Armando Hart DávalosCuban politician (1930-2017)
- Armando BóArgentinian screenwriter and director, born 1978
- Armando ValladaresAmerican diplomat and former Cuban prisoner, born 1937
Questions
- How popular is the name Armando?
- In 2025, 10 boys born in England and Wales were named Armando, ranking 2,269th. Its peak was 2014, with 16 births.
- Is Armando a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 76,887 US babies named Armando since 1880 were boys.
- When was Armando most popular?
- 1997 in the United States, when 1,512 babies were named Armando, its highest rank at 205th.