Fun Facts About the Name Armani
- More than 27 thousand babies named Armani: U.S. records list 27,435 babies given the name Armani from 1880 through 2025. Of these, 12,029 girls received the name Armani.
What Does the Name Armani Mean?
Armani is an Italian surname whose usual meaning is given as army man or soldier. It is generally traced to the Germanic personal name Hariman, also recorded in Latin-influenced forms such as Arimanno and Arimannus, built from the elements hari ('army') and man ('man'). The Italian ending -i often marks a patronymic, so the surname would first have identified the household or descendants of a man known by that personal name.
A related explanation connects the surname to the Lombard term arimannus, a free man entitled to bear arms, which rests on the same Germanic roots. Some reference works instead treat Armani as a habitational surname taken from a place name, though that explanation is cited less often. In English the given name Armani is a transferred use of the surname rather than a separate coinage. It is not related to the similar-looking Persian given name Arman ('aspiration' or 'ideal').
Armani Name History & Origins
The surname Armani is Italian and is found mainly in northern and central Italy. Like many Italian surnames ending in -i, it most likely began as a patronymic, naming a family as the descendants of an ancestor called Armano or Arimanno. That personal name belongs to the Germanic name stock that spread through Italy with Lombard and other Germanic settlement, and the same root produced Hermann in German-speaking lands and Hermano in Spanish.
As a first name in English, Armani is recent and comes from the surname. It is closely associated with the Italian fashion house founded by Giorgio Armani in 1975, and its use as a given name in the United States overlaps in time with the brand's wide recognition in the late twentieth century. It is given to both boys and girls.
How Popular is the Name Armani?
Armani recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2021. Its best rank was #359 in 2020.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #562 | 534 | 0.0332% |
| 2024 | #527 | 582 | 0.0361% |
| 2023 | #460 | 669 | 0.0417% |
| 2022 | #444 | 705 | 0.0430% |
| 2021 | #469 | 666 | 0.0406% |
| 2020 | #493 | 619 | 0.0383% |
| 2019 | #589 | 519 | 0.0309% |
| 2018 | #698 | 417 | 0.0245% |
| 2017 | #666 | 441 | 0.0256% |
| 2016 | #654 | 449 | 0.0253% |
| 2015 | #660 | 432 | 0.0242% |
| 2014 | #670 | 425 | 0.0238% |
| 2013 | #683 | 414 | 0.0236% |
| 2012 | #691 | 407 | 0.0231% |
| 2011 | #728 | 380 | 0.0216% |
| 2010 | #816 | 330 | 0.0186% |
| 2009 | #772 | 368 | 0.0200% |
| 2008 | #758 | 388 | 0.0205% |
| 2007 | #976 | 275 | 0.0143% |
| 2006 | #930 | 283 | 0.0149% |
| 2005 | #958 | 257 | 0.0139% |
| 2004 | #1,026 | 227 | 0.0124% |
| 2003 | #923 | 255 | 0.0140% |
| 2002 | #905 | 248 | 0.0138% |
| 2001 | #779 | 305 | 0.0169% |
| 2000 | #752 | 305 | 0.0168% |
| 1999 | #848 | 255 | 0.0144% |
| 1998 | #924 | 226 | 0.0128% |
| 1997 | #927 | 214 | 0.0123% |
| 1996 | #1,098 | 168 | 0.0096% |
| 1995 | #1,703 | 86 | 0.0049% |
| 1994 | #2,103 | 65 | 0.0036% |
| 1993 | #2,639 | 46 | 0.0025% |
| 1992 | #4,247 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1991 | #4,821 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1990 | #6,904 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #6,183 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #495 | 609 | 0.0357% |
| 2024 | #424 | 739 | 0.0431% |
| 2023 | #386 | 829 | 0.0485% |
| 2022 | #400 | 799 | 0.0458% |
| 2021 | #369 | 886 | 0.0507% |
| 2020 | #359 | 867 | 0.0503% |
| 2019 | #428 | 720 | 0.0401% |
| 2018 | #462 | 628 | 0.0346% |
| 2017 | #509 | 571 | 0.0309% |
| 2016 | #553 | 519 | 0.0274% |
| 2015 | #510 | 563 | 0.0294% |
| 2014 | #492 | 572 | 0.0298% |
| 2013 | #488 | 561 | 0.0297% |
| 2012 | #432 | 641 | 0.0338% |
| 2011 | #499 | 520 | 0.0274% |
| 2010 | #488 | 531 | 0.0277% |
| 2009 | #554 | 478 | 0.0241% |
| 2008 | #582 | 441 | 0.0216% |
| 2007 | #639 | 381 | 0.0184% |
| 2006 | #697 | 318 | 0.0155% |
| 2005 | #720 | 282 | 0.0141% |
| 2004 | #729 | 261 | 0.0131% |
| 2003 | #703 | 268 | 0.0136% |
| 2002 | #777 | 222 | 0.0114% |
| 2001 | #642 | 291 | 0.0150% |
| 2000 | #649 | 280 | 0.0143% |
| 1999 | #682 | 247 | 0.0129% |
| 1998 | #658 | 262 | 0.0137% |
| 1997 | #640 | 260 | 0.0138% |
| 1996 | #738 | 207 | 0.0109% |
| 1995 | #921 | 144 | 0.0076% |
| 1994 | #975 | 128 | 0.0066% |
| 1993 | #1,238 | 84 | 0.0043% |
| 1992 | #1,264 | 80 | 0.0040% |
| 1991 | #1,383 | 67 | 0.0033% |
| 1990 | #1,371 | 66 | 0.0032% |
| 1989 | #1,896 | 39 | 0.0019% |
| 1988 | #1,996 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1987 | #4,998 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #6,794 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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