Recorded 1917–2022 Boys' name Peak 1921 53 births

Alman — boys' name

53 babies named Alman in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

53 boys have been named Alman since 1917, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.

53
total births
1917–2022
years on record
2010s
peak decade
34%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Alman was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

8 babies were named Alman in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alman

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Alman between 1917 and 2022, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alman performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Alman shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alman in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 53 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alman at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

53

Since 1917

106 years of records

Peak year

1921

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1917

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2022

Alman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1917

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1921)
8
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
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Alman by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
18 births that decade — 34% of Alman's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alman?
53 babies have been named Alman since 1917. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1921 with 8 births.
When was Alman most popular?
Alman was most popular in the 2010s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Alman been used?
Alman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 106 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Alman?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alma, Almon, Almond, Almer, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.