Meaning not yet researched.
Alma: US girls given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 689 in 2025. Its best rank was #51 in 1899.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #51 in 1899; #449 in 2025. About 99% of babies named Alma in 2025 were girls.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#449 for US girls in 2025. Its best year was 1899, at #51.
Hover, tap or use the arrow keys for any year. Years with fewer than five babies of a sex are not published by SSA and show as zero.
Alma: US girls given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 689 girls in 2025. Peak: #51 in 1899 · most girls in one year: 3,650 (1918).
In 2025, 689 US girls were named Alma, making it the 449th most common girls’ name of the year, up 22 places from #471 in 2024. That is 30 more than the 659 girls named Alma in 2024. Its best rank for girls was #51, reached in 1899. The most girls given the name in a single year was 3,650, in 1918. For comparison, it was #684 in 2015 and #232 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Alma in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 291 babies with the name. In all, 165,942 US babies have been given the name, 99% of them girls and 1.3% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1920s, with 30,759 babies named Alma.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 5,605 US girls were named Alma; the busiest of those years was 2025, with 689. In 2025 that was about 1 in 2,333 of the girls in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Alma ranked highest in Florida in 2025, at #209 for girls there. It was not in the top 100 of any state. Related spellings in the SSA files include Elma (22,186 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Ilma, Valma and Almar are summarised on this page.
Meaning not yet researched.
We publish a meaning only with a cited source and a confidence label, and never generate one. Meanings are being researched for the most common names first.
Wikidata records this spelling as a given name in Dutch, Italian, Latvian, Slovene and Swedish. That is where the name is used, not necessarily where it comes from.
Rare spellings summarised here: Ilma (424), Valma (388), Almar (10), Almae (10).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
No nicknames listed for Alma in the open dataset we use.
Source: carltonnorthern/nicknames (Apache-2.0).
US girls. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five girls got the name, so 22 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 90 | #209 | #733 |
| Minnesota | 25 | #222 | #423 |
| Oregon | 13 | #274 | #421 |
| Connecticut | 9 | #323 | — |
| California | 99 | #327 | #543 |
| New York | 51 | #329 | #615 |
| Washington | 21 | #343 | #433 |
| Massachusetts | 16 | #354 | #571 |
| Nebraska | 5 | #398 | — |
| South Carolina | 12 | #408 | #660 |
| New Jersey | 19 | #408 | #792 |
| Illinois | 25 | #419 | #1,460 |
| Indiana | 16 | #421 | #577 |
| Texas | 80 | #422 | #690 |
| Nevada | 6 | #438 | #454 |
| Maryland | 11 | #460 | #899 |
| Ohio | 22 | #484 | #1,164 |
| Utah | 8 | #492 | — |
| Iowa | 6 | #498 | — |
| Arizona | 12 | #548 | #494 |
| Michigan | 14 | #556 | #1,116 |
| Missouri | 9 | #594 | #847 |
| Pennsylvania | 17 | #596 | #713 |
| Tennessee | 12 | #605 | — |
| Virginia | 12 | #611 | #1,075 |
| Colorado | 8 | #643 | #616 |
| Georgia | 15 | #676 | #967 |
| North Carolina | 14 | #687 | #713 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | #799 | #626 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 689 | #449 | 7 | #9,766 |
| 2024 | 659 | #471 | 10 | #7,795 |
| 2023 | 666 | #461 | 5 | #12,337 |
| 2022 | 658 | #483 | — | — |
| 2021 | 613 | #507 | 6 | #10,864 |
| 2020 | 524 | #560 | 5 | #12,130 |
| 2019 | 491 | #615 | — | — |
| 2018 | 458 | #649 | 5 | #12,251 |
| 2017 | 455 | #651 | 11 | #7,115 |
| 2016 | 392 | #724 | 8 | #8,866 |
| 2015 | 417 | #684 | 9 | #8,066 |
| 2014 | 421 | #675 | — | — |
| 2013 | 402 | #701 | 8 | #8,830 |
| 2012 | 313 | #852 | 6 | #10,846 |
| 2011 | 298 | #876 | 6 | #10,867 |
| 2010 | 318 | #844 | — | — |
| 2009 | 349 | #811 | 5 | #12,570 |
| 2008 | 369 | #789 | 6 | #11,103 |
| 2007 | 415 | #701 | 5 | #12,446 |
| 2006 | 475 | #614 | 10 | #7,447 |
| 2005 | 481 | #591 | — | — |
| 2004 | 453 | #608 | 9 | #7,558 |
| 2003 | 421 | #636 | 8 | #7,873 |
| 2002 | 515 | #532 | 7 | #8,487 |
| 2001 | 527 | #512 | 11 | #6,028 |
| 2000 | 548 | #491 | 8 | #7,455 |
| 1999 | 532 | #487 | 11 | #5,666 |
| 1998 | 527 | #484 | 15 | #4,418 |
| 1997 | 536 | #466 | 7 | #7,305 |
| 1996 | 566 | #447 | 11 | #5,201 |
| 1995 | 583 | #440 | 10 | #5,518 |
| 1994 | 586 | #429 | 19 | #3,474 |
| 1993 | 645 | #393 | 11 | #5,014 |
| 1992 | 702 | #365 | 11 | #4,882 |
| 1991 | 668 | #386 | 18 | #3,331 |
| 1990 | 685 | #386 | 15 | #3,785 |
| 1989 | 615 | #400 | 24 | #2,617 |
| 1988 | 511 | #444 | 16 | #3,204 |
| 1987 | 492 | #447 | 13 | #3,530 |
| 1986 | 521 | #420 | 9 | #4,470 |
| 1985 | 549 | #409 | 14 | #3,220 |
| 1984 | 530 | #399 | 16 | #2,826 |
| 1983 | 522 | #412 | 17 | #2,679 |
| 1982 | 603 | #381 | 18 | #2,596 |
| 1981 | 687 | #340 | 15 | #2,902 |
| 1980 | 658 | #358 | 20 | #2,446 |
| 1979 | 579 | #383 | 22 | #2,237 |
| 1978 | 513 | #402 | 11 | #3,404 |
| 1977 | 564 | #375 | 20 | #2,271 |
| 1976 | 580 | #362 | 13 | #2,950 |
| 1975 | 520 | #391 | 21 | #2,136 |
| 1974 | 595 | #362 | 19 | #2,202 |
| 1973 | 555 | #378 | 10 | #3,228 |
| 1972 | 568 | #379 | 8 | #3,630 |
| 1971 | 584 | #387 | — | — |
| 1970 | 534 | #420 | 12 | #2,741 |
| 1969 | 510 | #427 | 7 | #3,604 |
| 1968 | 543 | #397 | 6 | #3,682 |
| 1967 | 604 | #365 | 11 | #2,474 |
| 1966 | 599 | #370 | 8 | #2,988 |
| 1965 | 551 | #397 | 15 | #2,086 |
| 1964 | 616 | #388 | 10 | #2,668 |
| 1963 | 670 | #374 | 9 | #2,863 |
| 1962 | 713 | #357 | 13 | #2,280 |
| 1961 | 788 | #334 | 12 | #2,415 |
| 1960 | 788 | #334 | 8 | #3,083 |
| 1959 | 814 | #332 | 15 | #2,113 |
| 1958 | 766 | #339 | 5 | #3,963 |
| 1957 | 983 | #285 | 12 | #2,377 |
| 1956 | 948 | #284 | 7 | #3,225 |
| 1955 | 963 | #277 | 14 | #2,140 |
| 1954 | 1,013 | #260 | 14 | #2,115 |
| 1953 | 1,088 | #245 | 15 | #2,041 |
| 1952 | 1,029 | #246 | 13 | #2,153 |
| 1951 | 981 | #246 | 18 | #1,776 |
| 1950 | 1,052 | #232 | 7 | #3,028 |
| 1949 | 1,054 | #229 | 9 | #2,607 |
| 1948 | 1,160 | #214 | 17 | #1,820 |
| 1947 | 1,184 | #215 | 13 | #2,171 |
| 1946 | 1,170 | #208 | 17 | #1,760 |
| 1945 | 1,081 | #188 | 9 | #2,397 |
| 1944 | 1,217 | #176 | 20 | #1,526 |
| 1943 | 1,336 | #174 | 11 | #2,280 |
| 1942 | 1,407 | #165 | 20 | #1,586 |
| 1941 | 1,364 | #163 | 25 | #1,333 |
| 1940 | 1,428 | #152 | 9 | #2,482 |
| 1939 | 1,496 | #150 | 23 | #1,390 |
| 1938 | 1,558 | #147 | 34 | #1,109 |
| 1937 | 1,626 | #138 | 20 | #1,528 |
| 1936 | 1,610 | #137 | 23 | #1,384 |
| 1935 | 1,679 | #132 | 30 | #1,226 |
| 1934 | 1,903 | #123 | 22 | #1,461 |
| 1933 | 1,839 | #124 | 25 | #1,331 |
| 1932 | 2,045 | #119 | 37 | #1,110 |
| 1931 | 2,115 | #114 | 37 | #1,111 |
| 1930 | 2,380 | #109 | 29 | #1,332 |
| 1929 | 2,389 | #106 | 33 | #1,214 |
| 1928 | 2,496 | #107 | 27 | #1,414 |
| 1927 | 2,847 | #97 | 36 | #1,201 |
| 1926 | 2,990 | #91 | 31 | #1,297 |
| 1925 | 2,996 | #94 | 32 | #1,279 |
| 1924 | 3,240 | #87 | 30 | #1,356 |
| 1923 | 3,070 | #89 | 23 | #1,591 |
| 1922 | 3,233 | #84 | 33 | #1,259 |
| 1921 | 3,589 | #78 | 41 | #1,101 |
| 1920 | 3,584 | #80 | 39 | #1,139 |
| 1919 | 3,438 | #76 | 47 | #989 |
| 1918 | 3,650 | #73 | 52 | #918 |
| 1917 | 3,407 | #71 | 40 | #1,033 |
| 1916 | 3,403 | #70 | 47 | #922 |
| 1915 | 3,248 | #70 | 40 | #996 |
| 1914 | 2,648 | #69 | 34 | #949 |
| 1913 | 2,297 | #64 | 37 | #778 |
| 1912 | 2,183 | #62 | 24 | #918 |
| 1911 | 1,611 | #62 | 14 | #897 |
| 1910 | 1,630 | #61 | 9 | #1,119 |
| 1909 | 1,375 | #61 | 17 | #655 |
| 1908 | 1,474 | #53 | 14 | #712 |
| 1907 | 1,347 | #58 | 10 | #870 |
| 1906 | 1,266 | #57 | 12 | #709 |
| 1905 | 1,333 | #56 | 10 | #787 |
| 1904 | 1,257 | #55 | 7 | #966 |
| 1903 | 1,244 | #53 | 8 | #848 |
| 1902 | 1,229 | #55 | 8 | #865 |
| 1901 | 1,195 | #52 | 13 | #560 |
| 1900 | 1,372 | #57 | 13 | #700 |
| 1899 | 1,146 | #51 | 9 | #717 |
| 1898 | 1,299 | #52 | 10 | #702 |
| 1897 | 1,213 | #51 | 7 | #852 |
| 1896 | 1,243 | #51 | 18 | #483 |
| 1895 | 1,144 | #55 | 16 | #503 |
| 1894 | 1,177 | #52 | 5 | #1,080 |
| 1893 | 1,055 | #54 | 10 | #651 |
| 1892 | 1,056 | #56 | 12 | #598 |
| 1891 | 929 | #55 | 13 | #497 |
| 1890 | 922 | #57 | 11 | #605 |
| 1889 | 819 | #62 | 13 | #525 |
| 1888 | 853 | #58 | 11 | #610 |
| 1887 | 623 | #63 | 10 | #584 |
| 1886 | 603 | #62 | 5 | #967 |
| 1885 | 515 | #68 | 10 | #606 |
| 1884 | 480 | #70 | — | — |
| 1883 | 359 | #79 | 10 | #597 |
| 1882 | 368 | #74 | 10 | #612 |
| 1881 | 293 | #78 | 14 | #461 |
| 1880 | 277 | #82 | 14 | #483 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).