Alma
#449 for girls in 2025, 689 births · #9,714 for boys in 2025, 7 births
Given to girls 98.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1896 · 1,243 births
- Debut · girls
- 277 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 48 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 163,723since 1880
Alma over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #449 | 689 | #9,714 | 7 |
| 2024 | #471 | 659 | #7,765 | 10 |
| 2023 | #461 | 666 | #12,239 | 5 |
| 2022 | #483 | 658 | — | |
| 2021 | #507 | 613 | #10,799 | 6 |
| 2020 | #560 | 524 | #12,022 | 5 |
| 2019 | #615 | 491 | — | |
| 2018 | #648 | 458 | #12,156 | 5 |
| 2017 | #651 | 455 | #7,095 | 11 |
| 2016 | #724 | 392 | #8,816 | 8 |
| 2015 | #684 | 417 | #8,040 | 9 |
| 2014 | #675 | 421 | — | |
| 2013 | #701 | 402 | #8,789 | 8 |
| 2012 | #852 | 313 | #10,770 | 6 |
| 2011 | #875 | 298 | #10,808 | 6 |
| 2010 | #844 | 318 | — | |
| 2009 | #810 | 349 | #12,491 | 5 |
| 2008 | #789 | 369 | #11,037 | 6 |
| 2007 | #701 | 415 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #614 | 475 | #7,427 | 10 |
| 2005 | #591 | 481 | — | |
| 2004 | #608 | 453 | #7,536 | 9 |
| 2003 | #635 | 421 | #7,831 | 8 |
| 2002 | #532 | 515 | #8,456 | 7 |
| 2001 | #512 | 527 | #6,013 | 11 |
| 2000 | #491 | 548 | #7,416 | 8 |
| 1999 | #487 | 532 | #5,656 | 11 |
| 1998 | #484 | 527 | #4,413 | 15 |
| 1997 | #466 | 536 | #7,281 | 7 |
| 1996 | #447 | 566 | #5,187 | 11 |
| 1995 | #440 | 583 | #5,501 | 10 |
| 1994 | #429 | 586 | #3,469 | 19 |
| 1993 | #393 | 645 | #5,002 | 11 |
| 1992 | #365 | 702 | #4,872 | 11 |
| 1991 | #386 | 668 | #3,325 | 18 |
| 1990 | #386 | 685 | #3,779 | 15 |
| 1989 | #400 | 615 | #2,615 | 24 |
| 1988 | #444 | 511 | #3,203 | 16 |
| 1987 | #447 | 492 | #3,521 | 13 |
| 1986 | #420 | 521 | #4,457 | 9 |
| 1985 | #409 | 549 | #3,216 | 14 |
| 1984 | #399 | 530 | #2,824 | 16 |
| 1983 | #412 | 522 | #2,676 | 17 |
| 1982 | #381 | 603 | #2,596 | 18 |
| 1981 | #340 | 687 | #2,898 | 15 |
| 1980 | #358 | 658 | #2,444 | 20 |
| 1979 | #383 | 579 | #2,236 | 22 |
| 1978 | #402 | 513 | #3,400 | 11 |
| 1977 | #375 | 564 | #2,270 | 20 |
| 1976 | #362 | 580 | #2,946 | 13 |
| 1975 | #391 | 520 | #2,134 | 21 |
| 1974 | #362 | 595 | #2,199 | 19 |
| 1973 | #378 | 555 | #3,223 | 10 |
| 1972 | #379 | 568 | #3,622 | 8 |
| 1971 | #387 | 584 | — | |
| 1970 | #420 | 534 | #2,739 | 12 |
| 1969 | #427 | 510 | #3,595 | 7 |
| 1968 | #397 | 543 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #365 | 604 | #2,470 | 11 |
| 1966 | #370 | 599 | #2,986 | 8 |
| 1965 | #397 | 551 | #2,084 | 15 |
| 1964 | #388 | 616 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1963 | #374 | 670 | #2,858 | 9 |
| 1962 | #357 | 713 | #2,279 | 13 |
| 1961 | #334 | 788 | #2,409 | 12 |
| 1960 | #334 | 788 | #3,077 | 8 |
| 1959 | #332 | 814 | #2,111 | 15 |
| 1958 | #339 | 766 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | #285 | 983 | #2,375 | 12 |
| 1956 | #284 | 948 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #277 | 963 | #2,139 | 14 |
| 1954 | #260 | 1,013 | #2,114 | 14 |
| 1953 | #245 | 1,088 | #2,038 | 15 |
| 1952 | #246 | 1,029 | #2,153 | 13 |
| 1951 | #246 | 981 | #1,774 | 18 |
| 1950 | #232 | 1,052 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1949 | #229 | 1,054 | #2,606 | 9 |
| 1948 | #214 | 1,160 | #1,817 | 17 |
| 1947 | #215 | 1,184 | #2,169 | 13 |
| 1946 | #208 | 1,170 | #1,759 | 17 |
| 1945 | #188 | 1,081 | #2,393 | 9 |
| 1944 | #176 | 1,217 | #1,525 | 20 |
| 1943 | #174 | 1,336 | #2,277 | 11 |
| 1942 | #165 | 1,407 | #1,585 | 20 |
| 1941 | #163 | 1,364 | #1,333 | 25 |
| 1940 | #152 | 1,428 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | #150 | 1,496 | #1,390 | 23 |
| 1938 | #147 | 1,558 | #1,109 | 34 |
| 1937 | #138 | 1,626 | #1,528 | 20 |
| 1936 | #137 | 1,610 | #1,384 | 23 |
| 1935 | #132 | 1,679 | #1,226 | 30 |
| 1934 | #123 | 1,903 | #1,461 | 22 |
| 1933 | #124 | 1,839 | #1,330 | 25 |
| 1932 | #119 | 2,045 | #1,110 | 37 |
| 1931 | #114 | 2,115 | #1,111 | 37 |
| 1930 | #109 | 2,380 | #1,330 | 29 |
| 1929 | #106 | 2,389 | #1,214 | 33 |
| 1928 | #107 | 2,496 | #1,413 | 27 |
| 1927 | #97 | 2,847 | #1,198 | 36 |
| 1926 | #91 | 2,990 | #1,296 | 31 |
| 1925 | #94 | 2,996 | #1,279 | 32 |
| 1924 | #87 | 3,240 | #1,355 | 30 |
| 1923 | #89 | 3,070 | #1,589 | 23 |
| 1922 | #84 | 3,233 | #1,259 | 33 |
| 1921 | #78 | 3,589 | #1,101 | 41 |
| 1920 | #80 | 3,584 | #1,139 | 39 |
| 1919 | #76 | 3,438 | #989 | 47 |
| 1918 | #73 | 3,650 | #918 | 52 |
| 1917 | #71 | 3,407 | #1,033 | 40 |
| 1916 | #70 | 3,403 | #922 | 47 |
| 1915 | #70 | 3,248 | #996 | 40 |
| 1914 | #69 | 2,648 | #949 | 34 |
| 1913 | #64 | 2,297 | #777 | 37 |
| 1912 | #62 | 2,183 | #918 | 24 |
| 1911 | #62 | 1,611 | #896 | 14 |
| 1910 | #61 | 1,630 | #1,118 | 9 |
| 1909 | #61 | 1,375 | #653 | 17 |
| 1908 | #53 | 1,474 | #712 | 14 |
| 1907 | #58 | 1,347 | #866 | 10 |
| 1906 | #57 | 1,266 | #709 | 12 |
| 1905 | #56 | 1,333 | #786 | 10 |
| 1904 | #55 | 1,257 | #966 | 7 |
| 1903 | #53 | 1,244 | #846 | 8 |
| 1902 | #55 | 1,229 | #862 | 8 |
| 1901 | #52 | 1,195 | #559 | 13 |
| 1900 | #57 | 1,372 | #699 | 13 |
| 1899 | #51 | 1,146 | #714 | 9 |
| 1898 | #52 | 1,299 | #701 | 10 |
| 1897 | #51 | 1,213 | #852 | 7 |
| 1896 | #51 | 1,243 | #481 | 18 |
| 1895 | #55 | 1,144 | #501 | 16 |
| 1894 | #52 | 1,177 | #1,074 | 5 |
| 1893 | #54 | 1,055 | #650 | 10 |
| 1892 | #56 | 1,056 | #597 | 12 |
| 1891 | #55 | 929 | #497 | 13 |
| 1890 | #57 | 922 | #603 | 11 |
| 1889 | #62 | 819 | #525 | 13 |
| 1888 | #58 | 853 | #609 | 11 |
| 1887 | #63 | 623 | #583 | 10 |
| 1886 | #62 | 603 | #959 | 5 |
| 1885 | #68 | 515 | #604 | 10 |
| 1884 | #70 | 480 | — | |
| 1883 | #79 | 359 | #597 | 10 |
| 1882 | #74 | 368 | #611 | 10 |
| 1881 | #78 | 293 | #460 | 14 |
| 1880 | #82 | 277 | #482 | 14 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Alma was already there! It came in at #82, and was given to 277 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 370 girls a year got the name.
See more about Alma
- 22 spots since 2024 (#471 → #449)
- 111 spots since 2020 (#560 → #449)
- 235 spots since 2015 (#684 → #449)
- Biggest jump: 151 spots in 2013 (#852 → #701)
- Biggest drop: 103 spots in 2003 (#532 → #635)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1896 at #51 (1,243 births)
- Births halved by 1964, 68 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 48 yrs · run 1880–1927
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 189 girls born in 1894 were named Alma (0.53%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,333 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
- Its best rank, #51 in 1896, was only 1 in 191 (0.52%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 18.6% of all girls named Alma (30,434) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5,190 | #58 (1888) | #70 |
| 1890s | 11,184 | #51 (1896) | #53 |
| 1900s | 13,092 | #52 (1901) | #56 |
| 1910s | 27,515 | #61 (1910) | #68 |
| 1920s | 30,434 | #78 (1921) | #91 |
| 1930s | 18,251 | #109 (1930) | #129 |
| 1940s | 12,401 | #152 (1940) | #188 |
| 1950s | 9,637 | #232 (1950) | #275 |
| 1960s | 6,382 | #334 (1960) | #374 |
| 1970s | 5,592 | #362 (1974) | #384 |
| 1980s | 5,688 | #340 (1981) | #401 |
| 1990s | 6,030 | #365 (1992) | #428 |
| 2000s | 4,553 | #491 (2000) | #628 |
| 2010s | 3,965 | #615 (2019) | #727 |
| 2020s | 3,809 | #449 (2025) | #489 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Alma in 1996
Top girls' names in 1996
Top boys' names in 1996
More about 1996
girls
1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 3,097 of them was named Alma, which outranked 97.2% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 172,209 of them was named Alma, which outranked 50.8% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #4,878Zakariya12
- #4,878Zebediah12
- #4,878Zohaib12
- #5,187Alma11
- #5,187Abdon11
- #5,187Abubakar11
- #5,187Adarsh11
- #5,535Aaronmichael10
- #5,535Acie10
- #5,535Afton10
Tied with 347 names at #5,187; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.