Armida
About Armida
Torquano Tasso likely invented this name for the magical enchantress who beguiles the crusaders in his celebrated poem Jerusalem Delivered. Armida is also the eponymous heroines of operas by Handel and Rossini and the name of an American actress, Armida Vendrell.
As an invented name, its meaning is not certain, however, it may well be based on Amada or Amata ("beloved"), Armanda ("army woman"), Arminia ("whole, universal"), Artemisia or Artemidora ("gift of Artemis"), or Amadea ("loved by God").
Pronounced ar-MEE-dah.
As of October 2026, Armida ranked #15522 in US births in 2021 SSA, peaked at #785 in 1931.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Armida on lists
Famous Armidas
- Armida Vendrell
Mexican actress, singer, dancer and vaudevillian
- Armida Ponce Enrile y Siguion
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Armida in pop culture
- Armida
first used by 16th,century Italian poet Torquato Tasso for a beautiful Saracen enchantress in his epic poem "Jerusalem Delivered"