How Many People Are Named Alma?
people named Alma are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,206 people in the US has this name
Based on 165,942 babies named Alma in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,702 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Alma, 98.5% were girls and 1.5% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Alma alive today is about 50 years old, and 43% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 28 and 73 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Alma first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1918, to 3,702 babies. In 2025, 696 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Alma never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #51, in 1896 to 1897 and 1899, and it was in the top 100 for 48 years, 1880 to 1927. In 2025 it ranked #449.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #449 |
| Best rank | #51 (1896 to 1897 and 1899) |
| Years in the top 100 | 48 (1880 to 1927) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #91 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Alma alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Alma were born in California than in any other state: about 11,181 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Alma was given 2 times as often in Texas, 1.8 times in Arizona and 1.8 times in Kentucky.
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