Armstead is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Armstead is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1990. Armstead first appears in 1882 and peaked in 1928 (23 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 | — | #8,195 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #6,114 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #4,071 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #4,066 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #4,075 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #3,575 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #3,970 |
| 1955 | 12 | — | #2,306 |
| 1954 | 8 | — | #2,957 |
| 1953 | 8 | — | #2,917 |
| 1952 | 7 | — | #3,108 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | #3,379 |
| 1950 | 9 | — | #2,591 |
| 1949 | 9 | — | #2,614 |
| 1948 | 12 | — | #2,223 |
| 1947 | 10 | — | #2,506 |
| 1943 | 9 | — | #2,570 |
| 1942 | 8 | — | #2,719 |
| 1939 | 10 | — | #2,292 |
| 1937 | 7 | — | #2,921 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | #3,571 |
| 1934 | 7 | — | #2,990 |
| 1932 | 9 | — | #2,650 |
| 1931 | 10 | — | #2,481 |
| 1930 | 12 | — | #2,306 |
| 1929 | 9 | — | #2,778 |
| 1928 | 23 | — | #1,570 |
| 1927 | 9 | — | #2,921 |
| 1926 | 15 | — | #2,079 |
| 1925 | 7 | — | #3,433 |
| 1924 | 10 | — | #2,827 |
| 1923 | 15 | — | #2,125 |
| 1922 | 11 | — | #2,640 |
| 1921 | 7 | — | #3,543 |
| 1920 | 10 | — | #2,773 |
| 1919 | 11 | — | #2,519 |
| 1918 | 8 | — | #3,117 |
| 1917 | 12 | — | #2,287 |
| 1916 | 8 | — | #2,939 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | #3,418 |
| 1914 | 7 | — | #2,664 |
| 1913 | 8 | — | #2,102 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | #2,059 |
| 1906 | 6 | — | #1,119 |
| 1899 | 6 | — | #936 |
| 1897 | 8 | — | #791 |
| 1896 | 6 | — | #986 |
| 1890 | 5 | — | #1,010 |
| 1882 | 8 | — | #701 |