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Armaan

Masculine · “wish”

1991high 2009
#1634 in the U.S.stepping back from its peak
falling103 boys in 2025

Armaan is a longing in Urdu and Persian — a wish or a yearning, and one of the standing words of Urdu poetry, where longing is the whole subject.

How old is the name Armaan?

Armaan first appears in US birth records in 1991 — 34 years ago. The typical Armaan alive today was born around 2012, making them about 13 years old. About 3,400 people named Armaan are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Armaan most popular?

Armaan peaked in 2009, reaching #1070 nationally. Today it ranks #1634, 564 places below that high. See the whole 2009 chart.

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Where it comes from

The story of Armaan

Arman and Armaan have long been used across Persian- and Urdu-speaking regions, and the word's place in poetry gave it warmth before it became common as a name. It rose sharply in Indian and Pakistani naming from the 1990s. South Asian emigration brought it to America, where it appears in the registers in current use.

Meaning

wish, longing, hope

From the Persian and Urdu arman, 'wish', 'longing' or 'aspiration'. It is a favorite word of the ghazal tradition, where unfulfilled desire is the central theme. The doubled a marks vowel length. The word is ordinary in both languages and the meaning undisputed.

How the name formed

  1. arman
  2. Armaan

Related forms: ارمان · Arman · Armaan

Pronouncing Armaan

ar-MAHN

Two syllables, stress on the second. The doubled a marks vowel length rather than a separate syllable.

Nicknames for Armaan

Moderate

ArmiThe affectionate stretch, used in South Asian families
ManiTaken from the back of the name, and a short form with its own record
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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

BOYS NAMED · 1991–202517487017410319912025

US babies named Armaan per year from 1991 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#10701990s2020s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1991
Most boys named
2009174 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#1070reached in 2009
Change vs 2024
−4.6%103 in 2025, from 108
Armaan is past its biggest year. The count topped out at 174 boys in 2009 and has eased 41% since — the slow half of a naming cycle, where a name stays familiar while getting steadily less common. The move since 2024: down 4.6%.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Armaan in other languages

The same name elsewhere

  • ارمان in Urdu — transliteration
  • Arman in Persian — spelling variant
  • Armaan in Hindi — same name

Strongest US states over the last decade: California, New York, Texas.

Armaans among us

3,400

people named Armaan are estimated to be alive in the US today

About 1 boy in 16,583 born in 2025 was named Armaan

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

Spellings of Armaan

#1634
Armaan on the 2025 chart
#667
counting every spelling

The SSA counts spellings, not names. Armaan went to 103 boys in 2025, but Arman is the same name said out loud. Together the 2 spellings went to 271, which makes it the 667th most-given boys’ name of the year — 967 places above the chart.

About 1 boy in 6,303 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 16,583 for Armaan itself.

Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method

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Is it right for you

The Lucus test

Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Armaan's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Lucus climbed just as high around 1980, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Lucus's path sketches the road Armaan is walking now.

40%chance Armaan will feel “very 2010s” by 2040
Armaan, aligned on its peakLucus· peak 1980not yet written
#1#10#100#1000peak-40 yrs+40 yrsLucus · #6504Armaan today
Armaan today is about where Lucus stood in 1996 — 16 years past a #1070-sized peak. By 2011, Lucus had settled around #3614.
Ages quietlysteadyDates fast

Armaan sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.

A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored

Where Armaan is headed

19912030

US babies named Armaan per year, 1991 to 2025, with a projection to 2030

Armaan should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.

Steady-6% by 2030projected around #1,764 in 2030

Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.

A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.

Armaan beside its neighbors

The names ranked closest to Armaan in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.

Armaanthis name103#1634Guy103#1634Jyaire103#1634Yoel103#1634Granger103#1634

US boys given each name in 2025.

The trade-off

Practical strengths
  • The longing meaning is concrete and carries real weight in Urdu poetry.
  • It is used across Persian, Urdu and Hindi naming without change.
  • The end stress gives it a strong rhythm against a front-stressed surname.
What to consider
  • Arman with one a is the commoner Persian spelling.
  • The doubled a will confuse English readers.
  • Armani is close enough in sound to cause confusion.

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Frequently asked

How many Armaans are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 3,400 people named Armaan are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How do you spell Armaan?
Armaan is one of 2 recorded spellings. Arman is the more common one — 168 births in 2025 against 103 for Armaan.
How popular is the name Armaan in 2025?
Armaan ranks #1634 among US boy names in 2025, with 103 babies given the name.
How rare is the name Armaan?
About 1 in every 16,583 US boys born in 2025 was named Armaan — 103 in all.
Will my child share the name Armaan with classmates?
Armaan will almost certainly be the only one in school.

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