Girls' name · since 1895
Almena
Since 1895, U.S. Social Security records show 232 babies named Almena, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,298 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 232
- born since 1895
- 1910s
- peak decade
232 girls have been named Almena since 1895, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Almena recorded 232 times among girls since 1895, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 1962.
- #18,298 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 232 born since 1895
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Almena ranks #18,298 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 232 born since 1895, peaking in the 1910s.
- #18,298 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 232
- born since 1895
- 1910s
- peak decade
Almena's 232 recorded births place it above 74.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Almena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Almena's SSA record in two at 1921 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1901, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Almena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–1962
- Peak year (1923)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Almena by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (78 births, 34% of the file).
1910s was Almena's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Almena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 9
1890s
9 births
- 1900s 24
1900s
24 births
- 1910s
1910s
78 births
- 1920s
1920s
78 births
- 1930s
1930s
33 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 78 births (34% of all-time use).
Almena by state
Where Almena concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 27 | 11.6% |
27 of 232 births nationwide.
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What to do with Almena's data
- Almena's decade-level peak was the 1910s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Almenas (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Almena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1895–1962 (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 Almena 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.