Almena — girls' name

What the Data Says About Almena

The Social Security Administration has registered 232 babies named Almena between 1895 and 1962, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Almena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Almena performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Almena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Almena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Almena 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 232 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.