Girls' name · since 1880
Almira
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 1,821 babies named Almira, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,008 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,114 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,821
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Yes -- Almira is the #10114 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,821 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Almira has been recorded 1,821 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #10114 nationally and more common than 42% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #5,008 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,114 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,821 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Almira ranks #5,008 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,114 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,821 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #5,008 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,114 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,821
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Almira's 1,821 recorded births place it above 93.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Almira compares
1,821 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Almira's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Almira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,821 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 21 | 19,840 |
Almira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Almira's full recorded timeline at 1945, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 48 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Almira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1917)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Almira by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (310 births, 17% of the file).
1910s was Almira's strongest decade.
310 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Almira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 113
1880s
113 births
- 1890s
1890s
148 births
- 1900s
1900s
146 births
- 1910s
1910s
310 births
- 1920s
1920s
276 births
- 1930s
1930s
149 births
- 1940s 103
1940s
103 births
- 1950s 63
1950s
63 births
- 1960s 49
1960s
49 births
- 1970s 67
1970s
67 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 54
1990s
54 births
- 2000s
2000s
129 births
- 2010s 115
2010s
115 births
- 2020s 75
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 310 births (17% of all-time use).
How Almira compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Almira's total volume
Almira by state
Where Almira concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
11 of 1,821 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Almira's data
- Almira's decade-level peak was the 1910s (310 total births); usage has since declined to 75 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Almiras (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Almira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Almira 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.