Armin

“From Latin Arminius, the Germanic chieftain's name; deeper root disputed” — Germanic (Latin Arminius) origin

Boy's name · #2038 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Armin belongs to an older America first — it reached #884 back in 1914 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2038. About 3,300 boys have carried it since 1893.

Around the world: #43 in Hungary (2025) · #57 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Armins

Armin van Buuren — Dutch DJ and record producer (born 1976)
Armin Laschet — German politician (CDU)
Armin Mueller-Stahl — German actor (born 1930)
Ármin Vámbéry — Hungarian orientalist, academic (1832–1913)
Armin Zöggeler — Italian luger

In stories & tradition

Armin Arlert — Attack on Titan

What Armins become

Among 1,295 notable people named Armin:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.8× more often than among typical names — e.g. Armin von Bogdandy, German legal scholar in European Public Law and Public International Law.

Similar names: Florian · Arvin · Leopold · Harlen · Arnold · Erwin

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