Armin

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A few things about Armin you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Armin

Armin van Buuren

Dutch DJ and record producer (born 1976)

Choose Armin and your child shares a first name with Armin van Buuren, a Dutch DJ and record producer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Armin, like who?” Armin van Buuren's Wikipedia article is available in 57 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Vitaliy from Kharkiv, Ukraine, CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 23,419 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Armin, 73 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Armin would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryArmin first shows up in US birth records in 1893, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 132 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1914, when it reached #884.
• 🚀TrendArmin has climbed 432 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #2,035. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.

About the name Armin

Armin is a boy name of German, Hebrew and Latin origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-min”. US birth records list Armin for boys from 1893 to 2025, in 117 of those 133 years. Its best year was 1914, when it ranked #884 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #2,035, with 73 babies.

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