Elma

Where Elma comes from

A 19th-century creation, usually explained as a form of Wilhelmina or Italian Guglielma. It has also been recorded as a blend of Elizabeth and Mary.
— Wiktionary's entry for Elma
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1865
    Elma Danielsson born
    Swedish journalist
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #294 among girls — 28 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1901
    Peak, #209
    189 babies named Elma — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1932
    Elma Karlowa born
    Yugoslav actress
  5. 1957
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,072.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name originating as a coinage.
Namesakes
  • Elma Karlowa · Yugoslav actress, 1932–1994
  • Elma Danielsson · Swedish journalist, 1865–1936
  • Elma Saiz Delgado · Spanish politician and lawyer, born 1975
  • Elma Muros · Filipino long jumper, born 1967
  • Elma de Vries · Dutch speed skater, born 1983

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.