Since you can rename mob eggs in anvils and have custom name tags, I thought it would be the same with Armor Stands.
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Renaming an Armor Stand in an anvil doesn't give it a custom name tag.
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Minecraft 1.8.1, Minecraft 1.8.3
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This is working as intended.