Alma
Girl name · Latin origin
Alma meaning
Apple
- Also recorded (Latin): nourishing, kind
Alma at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Origin
- Latin
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- ألماAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #472 in 2024
Alma popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #82 | 277 |
| 1890 | #57 | 922 |
| 1896 | #51 | 1,243 |
| 1900 | #57 | 1,372 |
| 1910 | #61 | 1,630 |
| 1920 | #80 | 3,584 |
| 1930 | #109 | 2,380 |
| 1940 | #152 | 1,428 |
| 1950 | #232 | 1,052 |
| 1960 | #334 | 788 |
| 1970 | #420 | 534 |
| 1980 | #358 | 658 |
| 1990 | #386 | 685 |
| 2000 | #491 | 548 |
| 2010 | #846 | 317 |
| 2020 | #564 | 521 |
| 2024 | #472 | 653 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #82 | 277 |
| 1881 | #78 | 293 |
| 1882 | #74 | 368 |
| 1883 | #79 | 359 |
| 1884 | #70 | 480 |
| 1885 | #68 | 515 |
| 1886 | #62 | 603 |
| 1887 | #63 | 623 |
| 1888 | #58 | 853 |
| 1889 | #62 | 819 |
| 1890 | #57 | 922 |
| 1891 | #55 | 929 |
| 1892 | #56 | 1,056 |
| 1893 | #54 | 1,055 |
| 1894 | #52 | 1,177 |
| 1895 | #55 | 1,144 |
| 1896 | #51 | 1,243 |
| 1897 | #51 | 1,213 |
| 1898 | #52 | 1,299 |
| 1899 | #51 | 1,146 |
| 1900 | #57 | 1,372 |
| 1901 | #52 | 1,195 |
| 1902 | #55 | 1,229 |
| 1903 | #53 | 1,244 |
| 1904 | #55 | 1,257 |
| 1905 | #56 | 1,333 |
| 1906 | #57 | 1,266 |
| 1907 | #58 | 1,347 |
| 1908 | #53 | 1,474 |
| 1909 | #61 | 1,375 |
| 1910 | #61 | 1,630 |
| 1911 | #62 | 1,611 |
| 1912 | #62 | 2,183 |
| 1913 | #64 | 2,297 |
| 1914 | #69 | 2,648 |
| 1915 | #70 | 3,248 |
| 1916 | #70 | 3,403 |
| 1917 | #71 | 3,407 |
| 1918 | #73 | 3,650 |
| 1919 | #76 | 3,438 |
| 1920 | #80 | 3,584 |
| 1921 | #78 | 3,589 |
| 1922 | #84 | 3,233 |
| 1923 | #89 | 3,070 |
| 1924 | #87 | 3,240 |
| 1925 | #94 | 2,996 |
| 1926 | #91 | 2,990 |
| 1927 | #97 | 2,847 |
| 1928 | #107 | 2,496 |
| 1929 | #106 | 2,389 |
| 1930 | #109 | 2,380 |
| 1931 | #114 | 2,115 |
| 1932 | #119 | 2,045 |
| 1933 | #124 | 1,839 |
| 1934 | #123 | 1,903 |
| 1935 | #132 | 1,678 |
| 1936 | #137 | 1,610 |
| 1937 | #138 | 1,626 |
| 1938 | #147 | 1,558 |
| 1939 | #150 | 1,497 |
| 1940 | #152 | 1,428 |
| 1941 | #164 | 1,363 |
| 1942 | #165 | 1,407 |
| 1943 | #174 | 1,336 |
| 1944 | #176 | 1,217 |
| 1945 | #188 | 1,081 |
| 1946 | #208 | 1,170 |
| 1947 | #215 | 1,184 |
| 1948 | #214 | 1,160 |
| 1949 | #229 | 1,054 |
| 1950 | #232 | 1,052 |
| 1951 | #246 | 981 |
| 1952 | #246 | 1,029 |
| 1953 | #245 | 1,088 |
| 1954 | #260 | 1,013 |
| 1955 | #277 | 963 |
| 1956 | #284 | 948 |
| 1957 | #286 | 983 |
| 1958 | #339 | 766 |
| 1959 | #332 | 814 |
| 1960 | #334 | 788 |
| 1961 | #334 | 787 |
| 1962 | #356 | 714 |
| 1963 | #374 | 670 |
| 1964 | #388 | 616 |
| 1965 | #397 | 551 |
| 1966 | #370 | 598 |
| 1967 | #365 | 604 |
| 1968 | #397 | 543 |
| 1969 | #427 | 510 |
| 1970 | #420 | 534 |
| 1971 | #387 | 584 |
| 1972 | #379 | 568 |
| 1973 | #378 | 555 |
| 1974 | #362 | 595 |
| 1975 | #391 | 520 |
| 1976 | #362 | 580 |
| 1977 | #375 | 564 |
| 1978 | #402 | 513 |
| 1979 | #383 | 579 |
| 1980 | #358 | 658 |
| 1981 | #340 | 687 |
| 1982 | #382 | 602 |
| 1983 | #412 | 523 |
| 1984 | #399 | 530 |
| 1985 | #409 | 549 |
| 1986 | #420 | 521 |
| 1987 | #447 | 492 |
| 1988 | #444 | 511 |
| 1989 | #400 | 615 |
| 1990 | #386 | 685 |
| 1991 | #386 | 668 |
| 1992 | #365 | 702 |
| 1993 | #393 | 645 |
| 1994 | #429 | 586 |
| 1995 | #440 | 583 |
| 1996 | #446 | 567 |
| 1997 | #466 | 536 |
| 1998 | #484 | 527 |
| 1999 | #487 | 532 |
| 2000 | #491 | 548 |
| 2001 | #512 | 526 |
| 2002 | #532 | 514 |
| 2003 | #635 | 421 |
| 2004 | #608 | 453 |
| 2005 | #591 | 481 |
| 2006 | #614 | 475 |
| 2007 | #705 | 414 |
| 2008 | #789 | 369 |
| 2009 | #809 | 349 |
| 2010 | #846 | 317 |
| 2011 | #875 | 298 |
| 2012 | #852 | 313 |
| 2013 | #701 | 402 |
| 2014 | #677 | 420 |
| 2015 | #684 | 417 |
| 2016 | #724 | 392 |
| 2017 | #651 | 455 |
| 2018 | #647 | 458 |
| 2019 | #615 | 491 |
| 2020 | #564 | 521 |
| 2021 | #507 | 611 |
| 2022 | #483 | 657 |
| 2023 | #461 | 666 |
| 2024 | #472 | 653 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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