Girls' name · since 1996
Almendra
Almendra has 139 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,534 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 139
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Almendra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 139 recorded since 1996.
Almendra has 139 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2016.
- #23,534 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 139 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Almendra ranks #23,534 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 139 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,534 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 139
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Almendra's 139 recorded births place it above 67.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Almendra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Almendra's full recorded timeline at 2008, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Almendra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2016
- Peak year (2001)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Almendra by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (79 births, 57% of the file).
2000s was Almendra's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Almendra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
79 births
- 2010s
2010s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 79 births (57% of all-time use).
Almendra by state
Where Almendra concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 4.3% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 3.6% |
6 of 139 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Almendra's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (79 total births) through the 2010s (45) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Almendras (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Almendra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1996–2016 (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 Almendra 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.