Alma

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Alma or The origin of the name is debated; it may have been derived from "alma mater".

From Wikipedia

Alma first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 80 babies (rank #530 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Alma

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Alma yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

592

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Alma

Alma Mahlerart collector · b. 1879
Alma Deutscherviolinist · b. 2005
Alma Karlintheosophist · b. 1889
Alma Revillefilm screenwriter · b. 1899
Alma Zadićenvironmentalist · b. 1984

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	7	#2,103
1997	6	#2,428
1998	7	#2,180
1999	4	#3,266
2000	6	#2,437
2001	10	#1,734
2002	8	#2,115
2003	6	#2,744
2004	14	#1,544
2005	15	#1,508
2006	25	#1,089
2007	23	#1,199
2008	23	#1,247
2009	28	#1,107
2010	32	#1,040
2011	55	#702
2012	53	#749
2013	58	#684
2014	64	#629
2015	68	#609
2016	80	#530