Girls' name · since 1976
Alima
Alima has 495 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,926 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,390 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 495
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alima is the #6390 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 495 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alima has been recorded 495 times among girls since 1976, currently ranked #6390 nationally and more common than 63% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #11,926 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,390 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 495 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alima ranks #11,926 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,390 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 495 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,926 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,390 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 495
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alima's 495 recorded births place it above 83.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Alima compares
495 Top 45% higher than 55% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alima's all-time total is 32% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alima | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 495 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alima splits its recorded history at 2006: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alima popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Alima by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (164 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Alima's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Alima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 58
1990s
58 births
- 2000s
2000s
118 births
- 2010s
2010s
164 births
- 2020s
2020s
115 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 164 births (33% of all-time use).
Alima by state
Where Alima concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 41 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.0% |
41 of 495 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Alima's data
- Alima's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (164 total births) through the 2020s (115) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Alimas (41 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alima draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.