How to read the band

Solid line = floor (spellings that unambiguously belong to the group). Shaded band up to the dashed edge = ceiling (the most it could reach if every ambiguous spelling counted here).

Armando

Armando has stayed fairly steady in American naming for generations. All-time it's been given to 76,887 U.S. babies, the 1,035th most common name by sound today, peaking at 1,512 in 1997, with 538 in 2025.

Armando has no common alternate spellings by sound.

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