Alma
#243 most common girls' name of all time · #454 across all names · 1% male / 99% female · used 1880–2025
Rank among girls
#243
Rank overall
#454 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
165,942
Since 2016
5,662
Peak year
1918 #73
Best rank
#51 1896
Girls
Boys
peak 3,702/yr
Alma is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 689 | 7 | 696 | #449 |
| 2024 | 659 | 10 | 669 | #471 |
| 2023 | 666 | 5 | 671 | #461 |
| 2022 | 658 | — | 658 | #483 |
| 2021 | 613 | 6 | 619 | #507 |
| 2020 | 524 | 5 | 529 | #560 |
| 2019 | 491 | — | 491 | #615 |
| 2018 | 458 | 5 | 463 | #648 |
| 2017 | 455 | 11 | 466 | #652 |
| 2016 | 392 | 8 | 400 | #724 |
| 2015 | 417 | 9 | 426 | #684 |
| 2014 | 421 | — | 421 | #675 |
| 2013 | 402 | 8 | 410 | #701 |
| 2012 | 313 | 6 | 319 | #852 |
| 2011 | 298 | 6 | 304 | #875 |
| 2010 | 318 | — | 318 | #844 |
| 2009 | 349 | 5 | 354 | #810 |
| 2008 | 369 | 6 | 375 | #789 |
| 2007 | 415 | 5 | 420 | #701 |
| 2006 | 475 | 10 | 485 | #614 |
| 2005 | 481 | — | 481 | #591 |
| 2004 | 453 | 9 | 462 | #608 |
| 2003 | 421 | 8 | 429 | #635 |
| 2002 | 515 | 7 | 522 | #532 |
| 2001 | 527 | 11 | 538 | #512 |
| 2000 | 548 | 8 | 556 | #491 |
| 1999 | 532 | 11 | 543 | #487 |
| 1998 | 527 | 15 | 542 | #484 |
| 1997 | 536 | 7 | 543 | #466 |
| 1996 | 566 | 11 | 577 | #447 |
| 1995 | 583 | 10 | 593 | #440 |
| 1994 | 586 | 19 | 605 | #429 |
| 1993 | 645 | 11 | 656 | #393 |
| 1992 | 702 | 11 | 713 | #365 |
| 1991 | 668 | 18 | 686 | #386 |
| 1990 | 685 | 15 | 700 | #386 |
| 1989 | 615 | 24 | 639 | #400 |
| 1988 | 511 | 16 | 527 | #444 |
| 1987 | 492 | 13 | 505 | #447 |
| 1986 | 521 | 9 | 530 | #420 |
| 1985 | 549 | 14 | 563 | #409 |
| 1984 | 530 | 16 | 546 | #399 |
| 1983 | 522 | 17 | 539 | #412 |
| 1982 | 603 | 18 | 621 | #381 |
| 1981 | 687 | 15 | 702 | #340 |
| 1980 | 658 | 20 | 678 | #358 |
| 1979 | 579 | 22 | 601 | #383 |
| 1978 | 513 | 11 | 524 | #402 |
| 1977 | 564 | 20 | 584 | #375 |
| 1976 | 580 | 13 | 593 | #362 |
| 1975 | 520 | 21 | 541 | #391 |
| 1974 | 595 | 19 | 614 | #362 |
| 1973 | 555 | 10 | 565 | #378 |
| 1972 | 568 | 8 | 576 | #379 |
| 1971 | 584 | — | 584 | #387 |
| 1970 | 534 | 12 | 546 | #420 |
| 1969 | 510 | 7 | 517 | #427 |
| 1968 | 543 | 6 | 549 | #397 |
| 1967 | 604 | 11 | 615 | #365 |
| 1966 | 599 | 8 | 607 | #370 |
| 1965 | 551 | 15 | 566 | #397 |
| 1964 | 616 | 10 | 626 | #388 |
| 1963 | 670 | 9 | 679 | #374 |
| 1962 | 713 | 13 | 726 | #357 |
| 1961 | 788 | 12 | 800 | #334 |
| 1960 | 788 | 8 | 796 | #334 |
| 1959 | 814 | 15 | 829 | #332 |
| 1958 | 766 | 5 | 771 | #339 |
| 1957 | 983 | 12 | 995 | #285 |
| 1956 | 948 | 7 | 955 | #284 |
| 1955 | 963 | 14 | 977 | #277 |
| 1954 | 1,013 | 14 | 1,027 | #260 |
| 1953 | 1,088 | 15 | 1,103 | #245 |
| 1952 | 1,029 | 13 | 1,042 | #246 |
| 1951 | 981 | 18 | 999 | #246 |
| 1950 | 1,052 | 7 | 1,059 | #232 |
| 1949 | 1,054 | 9 | 1,063 | #229 |
| 1948 | 1,160 | 17 | 1,177 | #214 |
| 1947 | 1,184 | 13 | 1,197 | #215 |
| 1946 | 1,170 | 17 | 1,187 | #208 |
| 1945 | 1,081 | 9 | 1,090 | #188 |
| 1944 | 1,217 | 20 | 1,237 | #177 |
| 1943 | 1,336 | 11 | 1,347 | #174 |
| 1942 | 1,407 | 20 | 1,427 | #165 |
| 1941 | 1,364 | 25 | 1,389 | #164 |
| 1940 | 1,428 | 9 | 1,437 | #152 |
| 1939 | 1,496 | 23 | 1,519 | #150 |
| 1938 | 1,558 | 34 | 1,592 | #147 |
| 1937 | 1,626 | 20 | 1,646 | #138 |
| 1936 | 1,610 | 23 | 1,633 | #137 |
| 1935 | 1,679 | 30 | 1,709 | #132 |
| 1934 | 1,903 | 22 | 1,925 | #123 |
| 1933 | 1,839 | 25 | 1,864 | #124 |
| 1932 | 2,045 | 37 | 2,082 | #119 |
| 1931 | 2,115 | 37 | 2,152 | #114 |
| 1930 | 2,380 | 29 | 2,409 | #109 |
| 1929 | 2,389 | 33 | 2,422 | #106 |
| 1928 | 2,496 | 27 | 2,523 | #107 |
| 1927 | 2,847 | 36 | 2,883 | #97 |
| 1926 | 2,990 | 31 | 3,021 | #91 |
| 1925 | 2,996 | 32 | 3,028 | #94 |
| 1924 | 3,240 | 30 | 3,270 | #87 |
| 1923 | 3,070 | 23 | 3,093 | #89 |
| 1922 | 3,233 | 33 | 3,266 | #84 |
| 1921 | 3,589 | 41 | 3,630 | #78 |
| 1920 | 3,584 | 39 | 3,623 | #80 |
| 1919 | 3,438 | 47 | 3,485 | #76 |
| 1918 | 3,650 | 52 | 3,702 | #73 |
| 1917 | 3,407 | 40 | 3,447 | #71 |
| 1916 | 3,403 | 47 | 3,450 | #70 |
| 1915 | 3,248 | 40 | 3,288 | #70 |
| 1914 | 2,648 | 34 | 2,682 | #69 |
| 1913 | 2,297 | 37 | 2,334 | #64 |
| 1912 | 2,183 | 24 | 2,207 | #62 |
| 1911 | 1,611 | 14 | 1,625 | #62 |
| 1910 | 1,630 | 9 | 1,639 | #61 |
| 1909 | 1,375 | 17 | 1,392 | #61 |
| 1908 | 1,474 | 14 | 1,488 | #53 |
| 1907 | 1,347 | 10 | 1,357 | #58 |
| 1906 | 1,266 | 12 | 1,278 | #57 |
| 1905 | 1,333 | 10 | 1,343 | #56 |
| 1904 | 1,257 | 7 | 1,264 | #55 |
| 1903 | 1,244 | 8 | 1,252 | #53 |
| 1902 | 1,229 | 8 | 1,237 | #55 |
| 1901 | 1,195 | 13 | 1,208 | #52 |
| 1900 | 1,372 | 13 | 1,385 | #57 |
| 1899 | 1,146 | 9 | 1,155 | #51 |
| 1898 | 1,299 | 10 | 1,309 | #52 |
| 1897 | 1,213 | 7 | 1,220 | #51 |
| 1896 | 1,243 | 18 | 1,261 | #51 |
| 1895 | 1,144 | 16 | 1,160 | #55 |
| 1894 | 1,177 | 5 | 1,182 | #52 |
| 1893 | 1,055 | 10 | 1,065 | #54 |
| 1892 | 1,056 | 12 | 1,068 | #56 |
| 1891 | 929 | 13 | 942 | #55 |
| 1890 | 922 | 11 | 933 | #57 |
| 1889 | 819 | 13 | 832 | #62 |
| 1888 | 853 | 11 | 864 | #58 |
| 1887 | 623 | 10 | 633 | #63 |
| 1886 | 603 | 5 | 608 | #62 |
| 1885 | 515 | 10 | 525 | #68 |
| 1884 | 480 | — | 480 | #70 |
| 1883 | 359 | 10 | 369 | #79 |
| 1882 | 368 | 10 | 378 | #74 |
| 1881 | 293 | 14 | 307 | #78 |
| 1880 | 277 | 14 | 291 | #82 |