Girls name
Alma
Alma is a girls' name given to 129,938 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1918 with 3,639 births. It has appeared in 50 states, and reached its highest rank of 22nd among girls names in Louisiana in 1911.
Which states favor Alma
Alma by state
Top states by all-time births named Alma. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 16,206 | #422 (2025) |
| 2 | California | 13,182 | #327 (2025) |
| 3 | North Carolina | 6,177 | #687 (2025) |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 6,101 | #596 (2025) |
| 5 | New York | 5,523 | #329 (2025) |
| 6 | Kentucky | 5,420 | #438 (2024) |
| 7 | Georgia | 5,194 | #676 (2025) |
| 8 | Tennessee | 4,868 | #605 (2025) |
| 9 | Illinois | 4,811 | #419 (2025) |
| 10 | Ohio | 4,338 | #484 (2025) |
| 11 | Alabama | 4,211 | #836 (2024) |
| 12 | Virginia | 4,093 | #611 (2025) |
| 13 | Louisiana | 3,749 | #709 (2024) |
| 14 | Missouri | 3,647 | #594 (2025) |
| 15 | Mississippi | 3,612 | #545 (2023) |
| 16 | Florida | 3,381 | #209 (2025) |
| 17 | Arkansas | 3,301 | #471 (2024) |
| 18 | South Carolina | 3,257 | #408 (2025) |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 2,981 | #541 (2024) |
| 20 | West Virginia | 2,532 | #295 (1971) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).