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Alma

Alma is currently the #449 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 689 babies. Momentum is clearly positive: five years ago it ranked #560, now it sits at #449. Looking at the full record since 1880, Alma hit its all-time high of #51 in 1896, when 1,243 girls were given the name. State by state, Florida leads the way at #209.

Rankings

2025 rank
#449
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#51
in 1896 (1890s)
Babies in 2025
689
girls named Alma

Alma popularity, 1880–2025

0.14%0.29%0.43%0.57%18801900192019401960198020002020#51 in 1896
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1896

Where Alma is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Alma in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Alma in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Alma in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Alma in 2025NH—Washington: #343 (21 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)WA#343Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Alma in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Alma in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alma in 2025ND—Minnesota: #221 (25 girls, 0.12% of girls born 2025)MN#221Wisconsin: #791 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WI#791Michigan: #553 (14 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MI#553New York: #328 (51 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)NY#328Massachusetts: #353 (16 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)MA#353Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Alma in 2025RI—Oregon: #273 (13 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)OR#273Nevada: #433 (6 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)NV#433Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Alma in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alma in 2025SD—Iowa: #492 (6 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)IA#492Illinois: #417 (25 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)IL#417Indiana: #418 (16 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)IN#418Ohio: #483 (22 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)OH#483Pennsylvania: #595 (17 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)PA#595New Jersey: #404 (19 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NJ#404Connecticut: #322 (9 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)CT#322California: #327 (99 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)CA#327Utah: #490 (8 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)UT#490Colorado: #634 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CO#634Nebraska: #396 (5 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)NE#396Missouri: #589 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MO#589Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Alma in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Alma in 2025WV—Virginia: #606 (12 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)VA#606Maryland: #459 (11 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MD#459Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Alma in 2025DE—Arizona: #546 (12 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)AZ#546New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Alma in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Alma in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Alma in 2025AR—Tennessee: #603 (12 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)TN#603North Carolina: #684 (14 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NC#684South Carolina: #403 (12 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)SC#403District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Alma in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Alma in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Alma in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Alma in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Alma in 2025AL—Georgia: #676 (15 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)GA#676Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Alma in 2025HI—Texas: #422 (80 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)TX#422Florida: #209 (90 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)FL#209
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Minnesota (#221), Florida (#209), Oregon (#273)

Uniqueness score

39/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind

A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Alma in the most recent year of SSA data.

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