Recorded 1880–2006 Boys' name Peak 1918 1,610 births

Almon — boys' name

1,610 babies named Almon in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s781890s421900s671910s3091920s3811930s2381940s1671950s1131960s761970s431980s571990s282000s11
1920s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Almon was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

59 babies were named Almon in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Almon

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,610 babies named Almon between 1880 and 2006, spanning 127 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Almon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 59 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Almon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 381 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Almon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Maine. In total, SSA state-level files list Almon in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Almon 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 1,610 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.

Almon at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

1,610

Since 1880

127 years of records

Peak year

1918

59 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1880

Recorded for 127 years

Last year on file: 2006

Almon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1880

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1918)
59
Annual births at peak — across 127 years of records
020406080 200619801962194819341920190618861880 10

Almon popularity over time — girls

18 total births recorded since 1922 (Almon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 18 births
456789 192719251922 5

Almon by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
381 births that decade — 24% of Almon's all-time total
1880s781890s421900s671910s3091920s3811930s2381940s1671950s1131960s761970s431980s571990s282000s11

Almon by state

Where Almon concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Almon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
20 1.2%
#2 New York
11 0.7%
#3 Maine
10 0.6%
#4 Michigan
7 0.4%
#5 Ohio
6 0.4%
#6 Massachusetts
5 0.3%
#7 Missouri
5 0.3%
#8 Pennsylvania
5 0.3%
Alabama share of Almon's total US births 1.2%
Even split

20 of 1,610 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Almon?
1,610 babies have been named Almon since 1880. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1918 with 59 births.
When was Almon most popular?
Almon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 381 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Almon most popular?
The top states for the name Almon are Alabama (20 births), New York (11 births), Maine (10 births).
How long has the name Almon been used?
Almon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 127 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Almon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alma, Almond, Almer, Almir, 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, 1880–2006 (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.