#4722024 rank
1918peak year
162,624babies named Alma since 1880
▲ +33%5-year trend
Alma popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Alma mean?
From the Latin almus, 'nourishing' or 'kind', matching the Spanish alma, 'soul'. Loved across Europe from the nineteenth century onward.
OriginLatin, Spanish
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, classic
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