The baby name Alma appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1918 with 4,908 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Alma has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 2,439 |
| 1911 | 2,362 |
| 1912 | 2,964 |
| 1912 | 8 |
| 1913 | 3,163 |
| 1913 | 15 |
| 1914 | 3,637 |
| 1914 | 12 |
| 1915 | 4,447 |
| 1915 | 23 |
| 1916 | 4,669 |
| 1916 | 19 |
| 1917 | 4,638 |
| 1917 | 9 |
| 1918 | 4,908 |
| 1918 | 27 |
| 1919 | 4,428 |
| 1919 | 15 |
| 1920 | 4,658 |
| 1920 | 20 |
| 1921 | 4,712 |
| 1921 | 13 |
| 1922 | 3,716 |
| 1922 | 21 |
| 1923 | 3,689 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1924 | 3,900 |
| 1924 | 17 |
| 1925 | 4,227 |
| 1925 | 8 |
| 1926 | 4,226 |
| 1926 | 12 |
| 1927 | 4,168 |
| 1927 | 22 |
| 1928 | 3,905 |
| 1928 | 12 |
| 1929 | 3,618 |
| 1929 | 15 |
| 1930 | 3,576 |
| 1930 | 12 |
| 1931 | 3,143 |
| 1931 | 22 |
| 1932 | 2,957 |
| 1932 | 17 |
| 1933 | 2,687 |
| 1933 | 16 |
| 1934 | 2,624 |
| 1935 | 2,588 |
| 1936 | 2,239 |
| 1936 | 10 |
| 1937 | 2,284 |
| 1937 | 10 |
| 1938 | 2,028 |
| 1938 | 20 |
| 1939 | 1,740 |
| 1940 | 1,782 |
| 1941 | 1,403 |
| 1942 | 1,556 |
| 1942 | 10 |
| 1943 | 1,845 |
| 1944 | 1,298 |
| 1944 | 14 |
| 1945 | 1,137 |
| 1946 | 1,221 |
| 1946 | 10 |
| 1947 | 1,251 |
| 1947 | 10 |
| 1948 | 1,234 |
| 1948 | 12 |
| 1949 | 1,070 |
| 1950 | 1,239 |
| 1951 | 1,154 |
| 1952 | 1,264 |
| 1952 | 16 |
| 1953 | 1,311 |
| 1954 | 1,127 |
| 1955 | 1,050 |
| 1955 | 15 |
| 1956 | 1,049 |
| 1957 | 1,123 |
| 1958 | 829 |
| 1959 | 929 |
| 1959 | 6 |
| 1960 | 857 |
| 1961 | 870 |
| 1961 | 5 |
| 1962 | 1,053 |
| 1963 | 492 |
| 1964 | 454 |
| 1965 | 427 |
| 1965 | 5 |
| 1966 | 421 |
| 1967 | 386 |
| 1968 | 480 |
| 1969 | 423 |
| 1970 | 434 |
| 1970 | 6 |
| 1971 | 491 |
| 1972 | 439 |
| 1973 | 415 |
| 1973 | 7 |
| 1974 | 445 |
| 1974 | 9 |
| 1975 | 355 |
| 1975 | 6 |
| 1976 | 416 |
| 1976 | 6 |
| 1977 | 426 |
| 1977 | 7 |
| 1978 | 339 |
| 1979 | 354 |
| 1980 | 406 |
| 1980 | 8 |
| 1981 | 399 |
| 1981 | 7 |
| 1982 | 342 |
| 1983 | 280 |
| 1983 | 5 |
| 1984 | 306 |
| 1984 | 7 |
| 1985 | 298 |
| 1986 | 433 |
| 1987 | 394 |
| 1988 | 438 |
| 1989 | 454 |
| 1990 | 201 |
| 1991 | 195 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1992 | 257 |
| 1993 | 283 |
| 1994 | 263 |
| 1995 | 224 |
| 1995 | 7 |
| 1996 | 353 |
| 1997 | 367 |
| 1998 | 381 |
| 1998 | 7 |
| 1999 | 264 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 296 |
| 2001 | 259 |
| 2001 | 8 |
| 2002 | 274 |
| 2003 | 229 |
| 2003 | 5 |
| 2004 | 441 |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | 470 |
| 2006 | 381 |
| 2007 | 362 |
| 2008 | 266 |
| 2009 | 168 |
| 2010 | 202 |
| 2011 | 209 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2012 | 291 |
| 2013 | 293 |
| 2014 | 365 |
| 2015 | 388 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 396 |
| 2017 | 505 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 376 |
| 2019 | 449 |
| 2020 | 506 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 684 |
| 2022 | 742 |
| 2023 | 721 |
| 2024 | 692 |