Alma has been given to about 165,942 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.
Alma ranks 449th among American girls in 2025, with 696 born that year. Its best year was 1918, when 3,702 babies were given the name, ranking 73rd. The typical living American called Alma is about 63 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.05% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.