Alma Name Popularity

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How popular is Alma?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Alma, ranked the 645th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Alma has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #51 was reached for the first time in 1896 and as recently as 1899.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1918 with 3,650 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Alma was 277 in 1880.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Alma occurred roughly during the years 1881-1888, 1909-1916, and 2010-2013, whereas 1927-1935, 1942-1945, and 1980-1983 were years of successive downward movement.

For a number of years, the name Alma has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. however, the number of children named Alma lately has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Alma?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Alma still has a solid footing and has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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		Alma (Girl)		Alma (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		455	645	5	12,177
2017		455	645	11	7,091
2016		391	725	8	8,851
2015		415	687	8	8,759
2014		417	679	< 5	--
2013		399	701	8	8,818
2012		311	857	6	10,830
2011		297	877	6	10,857
2010		316	847	< 5	--
2009		348	811	5	12,559
2008		369	789	6	11,093
2007		413	707	5	12,438
2006		473	614	10	7,443
2005		478	593	< 5	--
2004		452	609	9	7,554
2003		420	636	8	7,869
2002		507	540	7	8,483
2001		522	516	11	6,024
2000		547	491	8	7,452
1999		530	489	11	5,666
1998		525	486	15	4,417
1997		535	467	7	7,302
1996		566	447	11	5,199
1995		583	440	10	5,517
1994		586	429	19	3,474
1993		645	393	11	5,014
1992		701	365	11	4,880
1991		668	386	18	3,329
1990		684	386	15	3,784
1989		615	400	24	2,617
1988		511	444	16	3,201
1987		492	447	13	3,526
1986		520	420	9	4,464
1985		549	409	14	3,221
1984		530	399	16	2,826
1983		523	413	17	2,678
1982		602	381	18	2,596
1981		687	340	15	2,898
1980		658	358	20	2,447
1979		579	383	22	2,235
1978		513	402	11	3,403
1977		564	375	20	2,272
1976		580	362	13	2,952
1975		519	392	21	2,136
1974		595	362	19	2,202
1973		555	378	10	3,227
1972		568	379	8	3,623
1971		584	387	< 5	--
1970		533	420	12	2,738
1969		510	427	7	3,607
1968		543	398	6	3,677
1967		604	364	11	2,474
1966		598	370	8	2,982
1965		551	397	15	2,086
1964		615	388	10	2,668
1963		670	375	9	2,858
1962		714	356	13	2,281
1961		787	334	12	2,412
1960		789	333	8	3,085
1959		814	333	15	2,113
1958		766	339	5	3,955
1957		982	286	12	2,377
1956		948	285	7	3,228
1955		963	277	14	2,138
1954		1,011	260	14	2,117
1953		1,090	244	15	2,042
1952		1,029	246	13	2,153
1951		980	246	18	1,777
1950		1,052	232	7	3,029
1949		1,053	229	9	2,605
1948		1,159	214	17	1,820
1947		1,186	215	13	2,172
1946		1,171	208	17	1,761
1945		1,080	188	9	2,396
1944		1,216	176	20	1,524
1943		1,338	174	11	2,281
1942		1,405	165	20	1,586
1941		1,364	163	25	1,333
1940		1,429	152	9	2,481
1939		1,497	150	23	1,389
1938		1,556	147	34	1,109
1937		1,628	138	20	1,527
1936		1,608	137	23	1,384
1935		1,678	132	30	1,226
1934		1,902	123	22	1,459
1933		1,839	124	25	1,332
1932		2,045	119	36	1,125
1931		2,115	113	37	1,112
1930		2,381	109	30	1,300
1929		2,387	106	33	1,215
1928		2,497	107	27	1,415
1927		2,847	97	36	1,202
1926		2,989	91	31	1,298
1925		2,997	94	32	1,279
1924		3,241	87	30	1,356
1923		3,070	89	23	1,591
1922		3,233	84	33	1,259
1921		3,589	78	41	1,101
1920		3,584	80	39	1,139
1919		3,438	76	47	989
1918		3,650	73	52	918
1917		3,407	71	40	1,033
1916		3,403	70	47	922
1915		3,248	70	40	996
1914		2,648	69	34	949
1913		2,297	64	37	778
1912		2,183	62	24	918
1911		1,611	62	14	897
1910		1,630	61	9	1,119
1909		1,375	61	17	655
1908		1,474	53	14	712
1907		1,347	58	10	870
1906		1,266	57	12	709
1905		1,333	56	10	787
1904		1,257	55	7	966
1903		1,244	53	8	848
1902		1,229	55	8	865
1901		1,195	52	13	560
1900		1,372	57	13	700
1899		1,146	51	9	717
1898		1,299	52	10	702
1897		1,213	51	7	852
1896		1,243	51	18	483
1895		1,144	55	16	503
1894		1,177	52	5	1,080
1893		1,055	54	10	651
1892		1,056	56	12	598
1891		929	55	13	497
1890		922	57	11	605
1889		819	62	13	525
1888		853	58	11	610
1887		623	63	10	584
1886		603	62	5	967
1885		515	68	10	606
1884		480	70	< 5	--
1883		359	79	10	597
1882		368	74	10	612
1881		293	78	14	461
1880		277	82	14	483

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.