Recorded 1911–1929 Unisex name Peak 1921 58 births

Almo — boys' name

58 babies named Almo in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s321920s26
1910s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Almo was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

10 babies were named Almo in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Almo

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Almo between 1911 and 1929, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Almo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Almo is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 15 additional births since 1921.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Almo performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Almo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Almo 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 58 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.

Almo at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

58

Since 1911

19 years of records

Peak year

1921

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1911

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1929

Almo popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1911

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1921)
10
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4681012 192919241922192119181916191519141911 5

Almo popularity over time — girls

15 total births recorded since 1921 (Almo as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 192619221921 5

Almo by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
32 births that decade — 55% of Almo's all-time total
1910s321920s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Almo?
58 babies have been named Almo since 1911. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1921 with 10 births.
When was Almo most popular?
Almo was most popular in the 1910s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Is Almo a unisex name?
Yes, Almo is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 58 births, and as a girl's name it has 15 births.
How long has the name Almo been used?
Almo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 19 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Almo?
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, 1911–1929 (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.