Meaning and history
Armida is primarily an Italian literary name made famous by Torquato Tasso’s sixteenth-century epic Jerusalem Delivered. In the poem, Armida is a powerful sorceress who ensnares the crusader Rinaldo and later falls in love with him. Her story inspired operas by composers including Handel, Gluck, and Rossini. The name’s deeper linguistic origin is uncertain, so speculative meanings should be avoided. Notable real-life bearers include Italian Catholic activist Armida Barelli and Filipino actor Armida Siguion-Reyna.
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2006: 7 births, rank #13,606
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2008: 8 births, rank #12,579
2009: 8 births, rank #12,429
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2019: 7 births, rank #12,448
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20212021: 5 births, rank #15,251
Armida rose from #984 to #961 for girls between 1938 and 1941. Its highest annual birth count came in 1930, with 78 births.