Is Alma a boy or girl name?
Alma is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 653 girls and 10 boys were named Alma, so 98.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.7% of the 165,228 US babies named Alma were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,755
- Girl rank, 2024
- #472
- Babies named Alma since 1880
- 165,228
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 3,702 babies
Boys and girls named Alma, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 97 | 5,190 | 98.2% |
| 1890s | 111 | 11,184 | 99% |
| 1900s | 112 | 13,092 | 99.2% |
| 1910s | 344 | 27,515 | 98.8% |
| 1920s | 325 | 30,434 | 98.9% |
| 1930s | 280 | 18,251 | 98.5% |
| 1940s | 150 | 12,400 | 98.8% |
| 1950s | 120 | 9,637 | 98.8% |
| 1960s | 99 | 6,381 | 98.5% |
| 1970s | 136 | 5,592 | 97.6% |
| 1980s | 162 | 5,688 | 97.2% |
| 1990s | 128 | 6,031 | 97.9% |
| 2000s | 69 | 4,550 | 98.5% |
| 2010s | 53 | 3,963 | 98.7% |
| 2020s | 26 | 3,108 | 99.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #7,755 | 653 | #472 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,328 | 666 | #461 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 657 | #483 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,856 | 611 | #508 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,123 | 521 | #564 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 491 | #615 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,247 | 458 | #648 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,113 | 455 | #651 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,864 | 392 | #724 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,064 | 417 | #684 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 420 | #677 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,830 | 402 | #701 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,844 | 313 | #852 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,865 | 298 | #876 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 317 | #847 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,569 | 349 | #810 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,103 | 369 | #789 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,445 | 414 | #705 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,447 | 475 | #614 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 481 | #591 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,556 | 453 | #608 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,872 | 421 | #636 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,485 | 514 | #533 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,028 | 526 | #513 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,454 | 548 | #491 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,666 | 532 | #487 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,417 | 527 | #484 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,306 | 536 | #466 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,201 | 567 | #446 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,518 | 583 | #440 |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,474 | 586 | #429 |
| 1993 | 11 | #5,015 | 645 | #393 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,883 | 702 | #365 |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,330 | 668 | #386 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,785 | 685 | #386 |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,617 | 615 | #400 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,204 | 511 | #444 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,529 | 492 | #447 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,470 | 521 | #420 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,220 | 549 | #409 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,826 | 530 | #399 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,679 | 523 | #412 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,596 | 602 | #382 |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,902 | 687 | #340 |
| 1980 | 20 | #2,446 | 658 | #358 |
| 1979 | 22 | #2,237 | 579 | #383 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,404 | 513 | #402 |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,271 | 564 | #375 |
| 1976 | 13 | #2,950 | 580 | #362 |
| 1975 | 21 | #2,136 | 520 | #391 |
| 1974 | 19 | #2,202 | 595 | #362 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,228 | 555 | #378 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,628 | 568 | #379 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 584 | #387 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,741 | 534 | #420 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,604 | 510 | #427 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,681 | 543 | #397 |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,473 | 604 | #365 |
| 1966 | 8 | #2,988 | 598 | #370 |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,084 | 551 | #397 |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,668 | 616 | #388 |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,863 | 670 | #374 |
| 1962 | 13 | #2,280 | 714 | #356 |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,416 | 787 | #334 |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,083 | 788 | #334 |
| 1959 | 15 | #2,112 | 814 | #332 |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,963 | 766 | #339 |
| 1957 | 12 | #2,377 | 983 | #286 |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,225 | 948 | #284 |
| 1955 | 14 | #2,140 | 963 | #277 |
| 1954 | 14 | #2,115 | 1,013 | #260 |
| 1953 | 15 | #2,041 | 1,088 | #245 |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,153 | 1,029 | #246 |
| 1951 | 18 | #1,777 | 981 | #246 |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,028 | 1,052 | #232 |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,607 | 1,054 | #229 |
| 1948 | 17 | #1,820 | 1,160 | #214 |
| 1947 | 13 | #2,171 | 1,184 | #215 |
| 1946 | 17 | #1,760 | 1,170 | #208 |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,397 | 1,081 | #188 |
| 1944 | 20 | #1,526 | 1,217 | #176 |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,280 | 1,336 | #174 |
| 1942 | 20 | #1,586 | 1,407 | #165 |
| 1941 | 25 | #1,333 | 1,363 | #164 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,482 | 1,428 | #152 |
| 1939 | 23 | #1,390 | 1,497 | #150 |
| 1938 | 34 | #1,109 | 1,558 | #147 |
| 1937 | 20 | #1,528 | 1,626 | #138 |
| 1936 | 23 | #1,384 | 1,610 | #137 |
| 1935 | 30 | #1,226 | 1,678 | #132 |
| 1934 | 22 | #1,460 | 1,903 | #123 |
| 1933 | 25 | #1,331 | 1,839 | #124 |
| 1932 | 37 | #1,110 | 2,045 | #119 |
| 1931 | 37 | #1,111 | 2,115 | #114 |
| 1930 | 29 | #1,333 | 2,380 | #109 |
| 1929 | 33 | #1,214 | 2,389 | #106 |
| 1928 | 27 | #1,414 | 2,496 | #107 |
| 1927 | 36 | #1,201 | 2,847 | #97 |
| 1926 | 31 | #1,297 | 2,990 | #91 |
| 1925 | 32 | #1,279 | 2,996 | #94 |
| 1924 | 30 | #1,356 | 3,240 | #87 |
| 1923 | 23 | #1,591 | 3,070 | #89 |
| 1922 | 33 | #1,259 | 3,233 | #84 |
| 1921 | 41 | #1,101 | 3,589 | #78 |
| 1920 | 39 | #1,139 | 3,584 | #80 |
| 1919 | 47 | #989 | 3,438 | #76 |
| 1918 | 52 | #918 | 3,650 | #73 |
| 1917 | 40 | #1,033 | 3,407 | #71 |
| 1916 | 47 | #922 | 3,403 | #70 |
| 1915 | 40 | #996 | 3,248 | #70 |
| 1914 | 34 | #949 | 2,648 | #69 |
| 1913 | 37 | #778 | 2,297 | #64 |
| 1912 | 24 | #918 | 2,183 | #62 |
| 1911 | 14 | #897 | 1,611 | #62 |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,119 | 1,630 | #61 |
| 1909 | 17 | #655 | 1,375 | #61 |
| 1908 | 14 | #712 | 1,474 | #53 |
| 1907 | 10 | #870 | 1,347 | #58 |
| 1906 | 12 | #709 | 1,266 | #57 |
| 1905 | 10 | #787 | 1,333 | #56 |
| 1904 | 7 | #966 | 1,257 | #55 |
| 1903 | 8 | #848 | 1,244 | #53 |
| 1902 | 8 | #865 | 1,229 | #55 |
| 1901 | 13 | #560 | 1,195 | #52 |
| 1900 | 13 | #700 | 1,372 | #57 |
| 1899 | 9 | #717 | 1,146 | #51 |
| 1898 | 10 | #702 | 1,299 | #52 |
| 1897 | 7 | #852 | 1,213 | #51 |
| 1896 | 18 | #483 | 1,243 | #51 |
| 1895 | 16 | #503 | 1,144 | #55 |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,080 | 1,177 | #52 |
| 1893 | 10 | #651 | 1,055 | #54 |
| 1892 | 12 | #598 | 1,056 | #56 |
| 1891 | 13 | #497 | 929 | #55 |
| 1890 | 11 | #605 | 922 | #57 |
| 1889 | 13 | #525 | 819 | #62 |
| 1888 | 11 | #610 | 853 | #58 |
| 1887 | 10 | #584 | 623 | #63 |
| 1886 | 5 | #967 | 603 | #62 |
| 1885 | 10 | #606 | 515 | #68 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 480 | #70 |
| 1883 | 10 | #597 | 359 | #79 |
| 1882 | 10 | #612 | 368 | #74 |
| 1881 | 14 | #461 | 293 | #78 |
| 1880 | 14 | #483 | 277 | #82 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alma reached #461 in 1881. As a girl name, it reached #51 in 1896. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alma
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.