Elma Name Popularity

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How popular is Elma?

The rare name Elma was the 4,353rd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Elma, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #209 was reached in 1901.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1918 with 659 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Elma was 10 in 1987.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Elma occurred roughly during the years 1880-1886, 1887-1890, 1892-1896, 1904-1907, 1908-1915, and 1996-2001, whereas 1963-1966, and 1967-1970 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Elma popularity headed?

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

For a number of years, the name Elma has been moving upward in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Elma lately has risen.

The name Elma is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Elma has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Elma (Girl)		Elma (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		32	4,353	< 5	--
2017		32	4,408	< 5	--
2016		27	5,027	< 5	--
2015		31	4,509	< 5	--
2014		27	5,058	< 5	--
2013		23	5,699	< 5	--
2012		34	4,319	< 5	--
2011		33	4,386	< 5	--
2010		30	4,768	< 5	--
2009		36	4,207	< 5	--
2008		36	4,291	< 5	--
2007		38	4,071	< 5	--
2006		37	4,019	< 5	--
2005		47	3,279	< 5	--
2004		37	3,841	< 5	--
2003		50	3,011	< 5	--
2002		39	3,476	< 5	--
2001		47	3,016	< 5	--
2000		38	3,469	< 5	--
1999		35	3,525	< 5	--
1998		18	5,643	< 5	--
1997		13	6,978	< 5	--
1996		19	5,124	< 5	--
1995		19	5,079	< 5	--
1994		17	5,522	< 5	--
1993		17	5,494	< 5	--
1992		17	5,551	< 5	--
1991		12	7,091	< 5	--
1990		14	6,230	< 5	--
1989		21	4,397	< 5	--
1988		19	4,530	< 5	--
1987		10	6,944	< 5	--
1986		13	5,527	< 5	--
1985		22	3,761	< 5	--
1984		27	3,168	< 5	--
1983		19	3,988	< 5	--
1982		23	3,561	< 5	--
1981		20	3,895	< 5	--
1980		22	3,642	< 5	--
1979		26	3,172	< 5	--
1978		31	2,696	< 5	--
1977		23	3,303	< 5	--
1976		33	2,448	< 5	--
1975		29	2,631	< 5	--
1974		35	2,264	< 5	--
1973		33	2,321	< 5	--
1972		41	1,978	< 5	--
1971		44	1,942	< 5	--
1970		34	2,281	< 5	--
1969		47	1,790	< 5	--
1968		50	1,631	< 5	--
1967		49	1,621	< 5	--
1966		47	1,635	< 5	--
1965		67	1,340	< 5	--
1964		62	1,434	< 5	--
1963		76	1,265	< 5	--
1962		74	1,288	< 5	--
1961		73	1,298	< 5	--
1960		111	1,022	< 5	--
1959		87	1,146	< 5	--
1958		111	988	< 5	--
1957		93	1,086	8	3,086
1956		103	1,007	< 5	--
1955		104	975	< 5	--
1954		114	899	< 5	--
1953		129	813	< 5	--
1952		130	792	< 5	--
1951		125	795	6	3,463
1950		143	717	6	3,426
1949		150	685	8	2,857
1948		159	662	7	3,084
1947		167	644	5	3,900
1946		162	624	< 5	--
1945		179	547	5	3,459
1944		162	577	13	2,017
1943		208	518	< 5	--
1942		226	495	8	2,772
1941		193	501	13	2,023
1940		204	470	8	2,721
1939		203	469	10	2,327
1938		244	429	11	2,229
1937		225	437	16	1,779
1936		258	397	10	2,337
1935		267	393	9	2,591
1934		285	375	10	2,448
1933		297	369	9	2,597
1932		299	373	8	2,922
1931		352	339	8	2,921
1930		361	349	9	2,837
1929		361	341	12	2,359
1928		423	323	18	1,854
1927		465	308	19	1,825
1926		449	313	22	1,623
1925		487	301	17	1,953
1924		522	290	14	2,264
1923		494	289	18	1,892
1922		579	268	13	2,377
1921		610	271	18	1,929
1920		600	266	20	1,775
1919		595	262	15	2,091
1918		659	249	15	2,095
1917		580	256	9	2,795
1916		622	246	23	1,471
1915		575	245	12	2,211
1914		484	242	10	2,146
1913		388	245	13	1,520
1912		375	234	11	1,557
1911		252	248	6	1,594
1910		273	235	< 5	--
1909		248	227	< 5	--
1908		208	234	< 5	--
1907		228	219	< 5	--
1906		193	227	< 5	--
1905		171	245	5	1,290
1904		160	248	< 5	--
1903		162	235	< 5	--
1902		199	210	< 5	--
1901		189	209	< 5	--
1900		182	235	< 5	--
1899		136	238	< 5	--
1898		172	222	< 5	--
1897		156	218	< 5	--
1896		160	219	6	1,021
1895		137	234	< 5	--
1894		127	237	< 5	--
1893		129	231	< 5	--
1892		112	249	< 5	--
1891		118	223	< 5	--
1890		108	234	< 5	--
1889		98	235	< 5	--
1888		97	235	< 5	--
1887		73	246	< 5	--
1886		82	223	< 5	--
1885		76	227	< 5	--
1884		59	254	< 5	--
1883		42	274	< 5	--
1882		47	251	< 5	--
1881		41	247	< 5	--
1880		28	297	< 5	--

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.