Recorded 1917–1927 Boys' name Peak 1925 19 births

Almos — boys' name

19 babies named Almos in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s14

The verdict

19 boys have been named Almos since 1917, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1927.

19
total births
1917–1927
years on record
1920s
peak decade
74%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Almos was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

8 babies were named Almos in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Almos

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Almos between 1917 and 1927, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Almos currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Almos performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Almos shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Almos 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 19 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.

Almos at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

19

Since 1917

11 years of records

Peak year

1925

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1917

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1927

Almos popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1917

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1925)
8
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
456789 192719251917 5

Almos by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
14 births that decade — 74% of Almos's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Almos?
19 babies have been named Almos since 1917. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1925 with 8 births.
When was Almos most popular?
Almos was most popular in the 1920s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Almos been used?
Almos has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 11 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Almos?
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, 1917–1927 (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.