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    The first name Armin

    A boy’s name from German.

    2 syllables Male

    Meaning and origin

    German origin

    From German Armin, from Latin Arminius.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 13 boys were named Armin, making it the 1,897th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2020, with 24 births (#1,111).

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    291
    babies named Armin, 1996–2025
    #1,897
    rank in 2025
    2020
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Armin with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Armin at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 73 boys born in the United States were named Armin, the 2,038th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2023, when 84 were.

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    3,317
    babies named Armin since 1880
    #2,038
    rank in 2025
    2023
    peak year

    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.

    Armin in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    Ármin
    Hungarian
    Arminius
    Latin

    Spelled Armin in French and German too.

    Famous people named Armin

    27 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Armin van Buuren
      Dutch DJ and record producer (born 1976)
    • Armin Mueller-Stahl
      German actor (born 1930)
    • Armin Meiwes
      German cannibal, born 1961
    • Armin Gigović
      Bosnian-Swedish association football player, born 2002
    • Armin T. Wegner
      German pacifist, writer and poet (1886–1978)
    • Armin Veh
      German association football player and manager, born 1961
    • Armin Shimerman
      American actor (born 1949)
    • Armin Hodžić
      Bosnian footballer, born 1994
    • Armin Rohde
      German actor (born 1955)
    • Armin Kogler
      Austrian former ski jumper, born 1959
    • Armin Otto Leuschner
      American astronomer (1868–1953)
    • Armin Joseph Deutsch
      American astronomer (1918-1969)

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    Questions

    What does the name Armin mean?
    From German Armin, from Latin Arminius.
    What is the origin of the name Armin?
    From German Armin, from Latin Arminius.
    How popular is the name Armin?
    In 2025, 13 boys born in England and Wales were named Armin, ranking 1,897th. Its peak was 2020, with 24 births.
    Is Armin a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 3,317 US babies named Armin since 1880 were boys.
    When was Armin most popular?
    2023 in the United States, when 84 babies were named Armin, its highest rank at 1,876th.