Gender
Origin
- Latin
- Soul
Nourishing, soul - Celtic
- Good
- Irish
- Persian
- Apple
- Spanish
- Swedish
- Loving
Syllables
2
Themes
- Biblical
- Literary
- Word
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Alma
Pronunciation
a-lma, al-ma
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1918 (rank #918, 52 births); most recent 2025 (rank #9714, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 1918 (rank #73, 3,650 births); most recent 2025 (rank #449, 689 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 689 |
| 2024 | 10 | 653 |
| 2023 | 5 | 666 |
| 2022 | – | 657 |
| 2021 | 6 | 611 |
| 2020 | 5 | 521 |
| 2019 | – | 491 |
| 2018 | 5 | 458 |
| 2017 | 11 | 455 |
| 2016 | 8 | 392 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #211, 222 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 222 |
| 2024 | 205 |
| 2023 | 205 |
| 2022 | 164 |
| 2021 | 177 |
| 2020 | 153 |
| 2019 | 129 |
| 2018 | 127 |
| 2017 | 106 |
| 2016 | 80 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #8, 2,342 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,342 |
| 2022 | 1,973 |
| 2021 | 1,068 |
| 2020 | 709 |
| 2019 | 538 |
| 2018 | 405 |
| 2017 | 320 |
| 2016 | 233 |
| 2015 | 195 |
| 2014 | 175 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1978 (rank #204, 27 births); most recent 2025 (rank #229, 19 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 |
| 2024 | 20 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #256, 14 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #286, 12 births); most recent 2023 (rank #399, 8 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence