Armand
given name · Latin script
Meaning: likely from French, ultimately a Germanic name with the stem *erman- 'whole, strong' or related to got
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/aʁmɑ̃/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Armand is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Pakistan than in any other country. In Armenia it is the 17th most common given name.
- CMCameroon≈1 in 961(inferred from the name graph)
- FRFrance≈1 in 3.3K
- USUnited States1 in 41K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Armand itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Pakistan (inferred from the name graph)
- 5 (measured from records)
- Sources
- 341 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 961 (inferred from the name graph)
≈53,000 named Arman, est.
recorded for this name
Highest-authority source
Cameroon, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
Locally spelled Arman in US United States, PH Philippines, PK Pakistan, Арман in KZ Kazakhstan and Արման in AM Armenia.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
likely from French, ultimately a Germanic name with the stem *erman- 'whole, strong' or related to got. arman 'to pity'
Sources 1
- Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung
Attested across 14 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Armand counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK Pakistan | — | ≈53,000 est. | ≈1 in 4.4K | — | Arman | 44 |
| KZ Kazakhstan | #168 | ≈39,000 est. | ≈1 in 494 | 29K | Арман | 57 |
| CM Cameroon | #49 | ≈29,000 est. | ≈1 in 961 | — | Armand | 42 |
| AM Armenia | #17 | ≈24,000 est. | ≈1 in 126 | 261 | Արման | 90 |
| PH Philippines | — | ≈21,000 est. | ≈1 in 5.1K | — | Arman | 78 |
| FR France | #402 | ≈20,000 est. | ≈1 in 3.3K | 67K | Armand | 341 |
| US United States | — | 8,191 | 1 in 41K | 8.2K | Arman | 319 |
| AL Albania | — | 2,234 | 1 in 1.4K | 2.2K | — | 8 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: INSEE — Fichier des prénoms (1900–2024); Bureau of National Statistics — birth registrations; Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia — Most Frequent Newborn Given Names by Sex, Armenian script, 2008-2020 + 2023; INSTAT Albania — Search the name (given-name counts). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Armand is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In French, From Germanic Hermann/Armin type roots, often interpreted as 'army man' or 'soldier'.
as a nameLe grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)
From Germanic. See Hermann in German supplement.
as a nameA concise dictionary of first names
In French, du nom germanique Hariman, de hari « armée » et man « homme »
as a nameDictionnaire des noms de famille du Canada français. Anthroponymie et généalogie. 2e édition
In French, D’origine germanique, de hari/man «armée, homme». Fêté le 23 décembre (saint Armand).
as a nameDictionnaire généalogique des prénoms
In Romanian, < it. Armando. 1. - m. comis, 1628 (AO VII 298). 2. Prin canal ngr. Ramandi, Al., 1664, 1706 (Sd XI 258; Rae 20). 3. Cont. cu Ramadan : Ramandani, fam., ar. (Cara 34). Filitti identifica pe N. Ramadan (Ramantanis) de la Patriarhia din rig. §i si : si si si Inaljime", si C-pole 1646 cu Ramandi zis Ramadan comis munt. 1628, trecut apoi In Moldova (Fil C 289).
as a nameDictionar Onomastic Rominesc
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Hippolyte Fizeaub. 1819FRnot in their usual nameFrench physicist (1819–1896)
- Armand Fallièresb. 1841FR9th president of France (1841–1931)
- Armand Guillauminb. 1841FRFrench painter (1841-1927)
- André Vingt-Troisb. 1942FRnot in their usual nameFrench Catholic cardinal (1942–2025)
- Armand Assanteb. 1949USAmerican actor
- Armand van Heldenb. 1970USAmerican musician, DJ, record producer and composer
- Salomon Kaloub. 1985CInot in their usual nameIvorian association football player
- Armie Hammerb. 1986USnot in their usual nameAmerican actor (born 1986)
- Alexandre Lacazetteb. 1991FRnot in their usual nameFrench footballer (born 1991)
- Armand Duplantisb. 1999USSwedish-American pole vaulter
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 93 sources across 52 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des prénoms (1900–2024) | 2024 | 67K | #150 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 8.2K | #2,825 |
| AL Albania | INSTAT Albania — Search the name (given-name counts) | — | 2.2K | #164 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2025 | 28 | — |
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 24 | #2,825 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1921 | 6 | — |
Reference works 7
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Nişanyan Adlar (Turkish given-name national-registry frequency)
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- jeantosti.com — Dictionnaire des noms de famille de France et d'ailleurs (Jean Tosti)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Armand come from?
- likely from French, ultimately a Germanic name with the stem *erman- 'whole, strong' or related to got. arman 'to pity' Recorded by Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung.
- Is Armand a male or female name?
- Armand is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- How do you pronounce Armand?
- A machine transcription gives /aʁmɑ̃/ (IPA) for French.
- What does the name Armand mean?
- Recorded meaning: likely from French, ultimately a Germanic name with the stem *erman- 'whole, strong' or related to got.
- What are other forms of the name Armand?
- In the etymology graph, Armando, German and Herman are forms of the same name in other languages.
- In which country does Armand have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 53 thousand people named Arman in Pakistan, more than in any other country we hold.
- How common is the name Armand?
- In the United States, the national register counted 8,191 people named Armand in 2020, about 1 in 41 thousand residents.
- How common is Armand compared with other names?
- In Armenia, Armand is the 17th most common given name of 7,577 given names recorded there.
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curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/armandThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Armand” — the 17th most common given name in Armenia. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.