Alma
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Alma means “soul” in Latin, Italian, and Spanish and “nurturing” or “kind” in Latin, while in Arabic it means “learned.” Alma is a grown-up alternative to Emma and Anna, recalls the nurturing alma mater, and was borne by Alma Mahler, the Viennese composer who charmed Mahler, Klimt, and Gropius.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Alma in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Alma against each list of names.
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Irish
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Italian
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Alma is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Alma in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 689 girls were named Alma, making it the #449 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 163,723 girls have been named Alma, with the most (3,650) in 1918. It is most common, relative to births, in Minnesota, Florida and Oregon.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Alma in other languages
- Ilma Finnish, Hungarian, Latvian
- Elma Dutch, Latvian
- Valma Finnish
Alma name days
- May 23 Austria
- February 25 Latvia
- September 8 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Alma
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Alma, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Alma | 2008 | Eastern Pacific | 102 km/h |
| Hurricane Alma (Category 3) | 2002 | Eastern Pacific | 185 km/h |
| Hurricane Alma (Category 2) | 1996 | Eastern Pacific | 167 km/h |
| Hurricane Alma (Category 1) | 1990 | Eastern Pacific | 139 km/h |
| Tropical storm Alma | 1984 | Eastern Pacific | 93 km/h |
| Tropical storm Alma | 1974 | North Atlantic | 93 km/h |
| Hurricane Alma (Category 1) | 1970 | North Atlantic | 120 km/h |
| Hurricane Alma (Category 3) | 1966 | North Atlantic | 185 km/h |
| Hurricane Alma (Category 1) | 1962 | North Atlantic | 139 km/h |
| Tropical storm Alma | 1958 | North Atlantic | 102 km/h |
…and 1 earlier storms.
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Alma
There are 114 towns and villages with Alma in their name, in 33 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 29🇲🇽 Mexico 12🇲🇦 Morocco 9🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 8🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan 7🇦🇺 Australia 6🇨🇦 Canada 6🇮🇳 India 6
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Alma | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | 29,526 | Map |
| Alma | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | 9,193 | Map |
| Alma | Arkansas, 🇺🇸 United States | 5,575 | Map |
| Alma | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | 3,536 | Map |
| Alma | Nebraska, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,146 | Map |
| Alma | Sibiu County, 🇷🇴 Romania | 884 | Map |
| Alma | New York, 🇺🇸 United States | 847 | Map |
| Alma | Kansas, 🇺🇸 United States | 802 | Map |
| Alma | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | 748 | Map |
| Alma Center | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | 495 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Alma
There are 32 lakes and reservoirs with Alma in their name, in 4 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 17🇺🇸 United States 12🇦🇺 Australia 2🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Alma Lake | New South Wales, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
| Alma Lake | Newfoundland and Labrador, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Alma Lake | Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Alma Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Alma Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Alma Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Alma Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Alma Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Alma Lake | Alberta, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Alma Lake | Indiana, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Alma songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Alma in their title. The best known:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Alma
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Alma.
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Alma Cogan
Alma Jodorowsky
Alma Smith Jacobs
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Fictional characters named Alma
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Alma as a pet name
FurryName has found 75 dogs named Alma in public pet registers, making it the #1,333 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Basel (8), Zurich (7), Fusagasugá (2). Alma as a dog name →
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