Pelma

PEHL-muh /ˈpɛlmə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Pelma is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Pelma is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1952. Pelma was first reported in SSA data in 1920 and peaked in 1920 (5 births).

About the name Pelma

PronunciationPEHL-muh /ˈpɛlmə/
5peak births 1920
1920first in SSA data

Names similar to Pelma

How popular is Pelma?

Girls named Pelma
19201925193019351940194519501952
Girls named Pelma per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1920–1952 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1952) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Pelma total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19525—#6,204
19515—#6,021
19325—#4,942
19205—#5,600