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Alma
Rank in 2024
#8,256
Born in 2024
10
Peak year
1918 · #932
Origin
Latin
Also recorded for girls:653 in 2024 (#472)
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 10 boys were named Alma, about 1 in every 171,531.
- It peaked in 1918 with 52 babies, ranked #932.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 2,212 boys have been named Alma since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Alma per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 708 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Silent: 434 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Boomers: 228 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 203 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 237 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 114 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 67 babies, 0.00 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Usually explained as Latin alma (“nourishing, kind”). It has also been used as a short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the element Amal-, as in Amelia. ==== Proper noun ==== Alma A female given name from Latin, popular in the 19th century. (Mormonism) One of two prophets, the Elder and the Younger, and a book in the Book of Mormon. Places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama. A city in Crawford County, Arkansas. A ghost town in Santa Clara County, California. A statutory town in Park County, Colorado.
- A female given name from Latin, popular in the 19th century.
- Origin
- Latin
- Say it
- Not recorded
From Wiktionary’s entry for Alma, CC BY-SA 4.0.