The baby name Elma appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2022. It was most popular in 1918 with 847 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Elma has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 319 |
| 1911 | 303 |
| 1912 | 445 |
| 1913 | 474 |
| 1914 | 636 |
| 1915 | 730 |
| 1916 | 788 |
| 1916 | 14 |
| 1917 | 733 |
| 1918 | 847 |
| 1918 | 6 |
| 1919 | 752 |
| 1920 | 731 |
| 1921 | 730 |
| 1922 | 632 |
| 1923 | 547 |
| 1924 | 620 |
| 1925 | 690 |
| 1926 | 618 |
| 1927 | 720 |
| 1927 | 5 |
| 1928 | 586 |
| 1928 | 12 |
| 1929 | 515 |
| 1930 | 499 |
| 1931 | 488 |
| 1932 | 391 |
| 1933 | 394 |
| 1934 | 341 |
| 1935 | 371 |
| 1936 | 307 |
| 1937 | 268 |
| 1938 | 239 |
| 1938 | 10 |
| 1939 | 204 |
| 1940 | 188 |
| 1941 | 171 |
| 1942 | 170 |
| 1943 | 263 |
| 1944 | 73 |
| 1944 | 5 |
| 1945 | 84 |
| 1946 | 84 |
| 1947 | 100 |
| 1948 | 85 |
| 1949 | 78 |
| 1950 | 130 |
| 1951 | 90 |
| 1952 | 90 |
| 1953 | 111 |
| 1954 | 69 |
| 1955 | 59 |
| 1956 | 57 |
| 1957 | 57 |
| 1958 | 69 |
| 1959 | 42 |
| 1960 | 53 |
| 1961 | 36 |
| 1962 | 78 |
| 1967 | 24 |
| 1968 | 25 |
| 1969 | 19 |
| 1970 | 15 |
| 1971 | 18 |
| 1972 | 13 |
| 1973 | 11 |
| 1974 | 17 |
| 1975 | 12 |
| 1976 | 13 |
| 1977 | 7 |
| 1978 | 8 |
| 1980 | 7 |
| 1981 | 6 |
| 1982 | 9 |
| 1983 | 10 |
| 1984 | 8 |
| 1985 | 20 |
| 1988 | 10 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1999 | 7 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 25 |
| 2005 | 28 |
| 2006 | 17 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2008 | 22 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2012 | 10 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2016 | 15 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 10 |