Alma is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 1918 and has since faded.
Alma is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #449 among girls (689) and #9,766 among boys (7) — overall #909 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 696 | 696 | #449 | #9,766 |
| 2024 | 669 | 669 | #471 | #7,795 |
| 2023 | 671 | 671 | #461 | #12,337 |
| 2022 | 658 | 664 | #483 | — |
| 2021 | 619 | 619 | #507 | #10,864 |
| 2020 | 529 | 529 | #560 | #12,130 |
| 2019 | 491 | 491 | #615 | — |
| 2018 | 463 | 470 | #649 | #12,251 |
| 2017 | 466 | 466 | #651 | #7,115 |
| 2016 | 400 | 400 | #724 | #8,866 |
| 2015 | 426 | 426 | #684 | #8,066 |
| 2014 | 421 | 421 | #675 | — |
| 2013 | 410 | 410 | #701 | #8,830 |
| 2012 | 319 | 319 | #852 | #10,846 |
| 2011 | 304 | 304 | #876 | #10,867 |
| 2010 | 318 | 318 | #844 | — |
| 2009 | 354 | 354 | #811 | #12,570 |
| 2008 | 375 | 375 | #789 | #11,103 |
| 2007 | 420 | 420 | #701 | #12,446 |
| 2006 | 485 | 485 | #614 | #7,447 |
| 2005 | 481 | 481 | #591 | — |
| 2004 | 462 | 467 | #608 | #7,558 |
| 2003 | 429 | 429 | #636 | #7,873 |
| 2002 | 522 | 522 | #532 | #8,487 |
| 2001 | 538 | 538 | #512 | #6,028 |
| 2000 | 556 | 556 | #491 | #7,455 |
| 1999 | 543 | 543 | #487 | #5,666 |
| 1998 | 542 | 549 | #484 | #4,418 |
| 1997 | 543 | — | #466 | #7,305 |
| 1996 | 577 | — | #447 | #5,201 |
| 1995 | 593 | — | #440 | #5,518 |
| 1994 | 605 | — | #429 | #3,474 |
| 1993 | 656 | — | #393 | #5,014 |
| 1992 | 713 | — | #365 | #4,882 |
| 1991 | 686 | — | #386 | #3,331 |
| 1990 | 700 | — | #386 | #3,785 |
| 1989 | 639 | — | #400 | #2,617 |
| 1988 | 527 | — | #444 | #3,204 |
| 1987 | 505 | — | #447 | #3,530 |
| 1986 | 530 | — | #420 | #4,470 |
| 1985 | 563 | — | #409 | #3,220 |
| 1984 | 546 | — | #399 | #2,826 |
| 1983 | 539 | — | #412 | #2,679 |
| 1982 | 621 | — | #381 | #2,596 |
| 1981 | 702 | — | #340 | #2,902 |
| 1980 | 678 | — | #358 | #2,446 |
| 1979 | 601 | — | #383 | #2,237 |
| 1978 | 524 | — | #402 | #3,404 |
| 1977 | 584 | — | #375 | #2,271 |
| 1976 | 593 | — | #362 | #2,950 |
| 1975 | 541 | — | #391 | #2,136 |
| 1974 | 614 | — | #362 | #2,202 |
| 1973 | 565 | — | #378 | #3,228 |
| 1972 | 576 | — | #379 | #3,630 |
| 1971 | 584 | — | #387 | — |
| 1970 | 546 | — | #420 | #2,741 |
| 1969 | 517 | — | #427 | #3,604 |
| 1968 | 549 | — | #397 | #3,682 |
| 1967 | 615 | — | #365 | #2,474 |
| 1966 | 607 | — | #370 | #2,988 |
| 1965 | 566 | — | #397 | #2,086 |
| 1964 | 626 | — | #388 | #2,668 |
| 1963 | 679 | — | #374 | #2,863 |
| 1962 | 726 | — | #357 | #2,280 |
| 1961 | 800 | — | #334 | #2,415 |
| 1960 | 796 | — | #334 | #3,083 |
| 1959 | 829 | — | #332 | #2,113 |
| 1958 | 771 | — | #339 | #3,963 |
| 1957 | 995 | — | #285 | #2,377 |
| 1956 | 955 | — | #284 | #3,225 |
| 1955 | 977 | — | #277 | #2,140 |
| 1954 | 1,027 | — | #260 | #2,115 |
| 1953 | 1,103 | — | #245 | #2,041 |
| 1952 | 1,042 | — | #246 | #2,153 |
| 1951 | 999 | — | #246 | #1,776 |
| 1950 | 1,059 | — | #232 | #3,028 |
| 1949 | 1,063 | — | #229 | #2,607 |
| 1948 | 1,177 | — | #214 | #1,820 |
| 1947 | 1,197 | — | #215 | #2,171 |
| 1946 | 1,187 | — | #208 | #1,760 |
| 1945 | 1,090 | — | #188 | #2,397 |
| 1944 | 1,237 | — | #176 | #1,526 |
| 1943 | 1,347 | — | #174 | #2,280 |
| 1942 | 1,427 | — | #165 | #1,586 |
| 1941 | 1,389 | — | #163 | #1,333 |
| 1940 | 1,437 | — | #152 | #2,482 |
| 1939 | 1,519 | — | #150 | #1,390 |
| 1938 | 1,592 | — | #147 | #1,109 |
| 1937 | 1,646 | — | #138 | #1,528 |
| 1936 | 1,633 | — | #137 | #1,384 |
| 1935 | 1,709 | — | #132 | #1,226 |
| 1934 | 1,925 | — | #123 | #1,461 |
| 1933 | 1,864 | — | #124 | #1,331 |
| 1932 | 2,082 | — | #119 | #1,110 |
| 1931 | 2,152 | — | #114 | #1,111 |
| 1930 | 2,409 | — | #109 | #1,332 |
| 1929 | 2,422 | — | #106 | #1,214 |
| 1928 | 2,523 | — | #107 | #1,414 |
| 1927 | 2,883 | — | #97 | #1,201 |
| 1926 | 3,021 | — | #91 | #1,297 |
| 1925 | 3,028 | — | #94 | #1,279 |
| 1924 | 3,270 | — | #87 | #1,356 |
| 1923 | 3,093 | — | #89 | #1,591 |
| 1922 | 3,266 | — | #84 | #1,259 |
| 1921 | 3,630 | — | #78 | #1,101 |
| 1920 | 3,623 | — | #80 | #1,139 |
| 1919 | 3,485 | — | #76 | #989 |
| 1918 | 3,702 | — | #73 | #918 |
| 1917 | 3,447 | — | #71 | #1,033 |
| 1916 | 3,450 | — | #70 | #922 |
| 1915 | 3,288 | — | #70 | #996 |
| 1914 | 2,682 | — | #69 | #949 |
| 1913 | 2,334 | — | #64 | #778 |
| 1912 | 2,207 | — | #62 | #918 |
| 1911 | 1,625 | — | #62 | #897 |
| 1910 | 1,639 | — | #61 | #1,119 |
| 1909 | 1,392 | — | #61 | #655 |
| 1908 | 1,488 | — | #53 | #712 |
| 1907 | 1,357 | — | #58 | #870 |
| 1906 | 1,278 | — | #57 | #709 |
| 1905 | 1,343 | — | #56 | #787 |
| 1904 | 1,264 | — | #55 | #966 |
| 1903 | 1,252 | — | #53 | #848 |
| 1902 | 1,237 | — | #55 | #865 |
| 1901 | 1,208 | — | #52 | #560 |
| 1900 | 1,385 | — | #57 | #700 |
| 1899 | 1,155 | — | #51 | #717 |
| 1898 | 1,309 | — | #52 | #702 |
| 1897 | 1,220 | — | #51 | #852 |
| 1896 | 1,261 | — | #51 | #483 |
| 1895 | 1,160 | — | #55 | #503 |
| 1894 | 1,182 | — | #52 | #1,080 |
| 1893 | 1,065 | — | #54 | #651 |
| 1892 | 1,068 | — | #56 | #598 |
| 1891 | 942 | — | #55 | #497 |
| 1890 | 933 | — | #57 | #605 |
| 1889 | 832 | — | #62 | #525 |
| 1888 | 864 | — | #58 | #610 |
| 1887 | 633 | — | #63 | #584 |
| 1886 | 608 | — | #62 | #967 |
| 1885 | 525 | — | #68 | #606 |
| 1884 | 480 | — | #70 | — |
| 1883 | 369 | — | #79 | #597 |
| 1882 | 378 | — | #74 | #612 |
| 1881 | 307 | — | #78 | #461 |
| 1880 | 291 | — | #82 | #483 |