Boys' name · since 1917

Almos

Almos has 19 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#29,280 of 45,481
all-time among boys
19
born since 1917
1920s
peak decade

Almos is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 19 have been recorded since 1917.

Almos has 19 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1927.

  • #29,280 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 19 born since 1917
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Almos ranks #29,280 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.

#29,280 of 45,481
all-time among boys
19
born since 1917
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Almos's 19 recorded births place it above 35.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Almos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Almos's full recorded timeline at 1925, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Almos popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1925)
8
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
456789 191719251927 6

Almos by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (14 births, 74% of the file).

1920s was Almos's strongest decade.

14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.

Almos births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 14 births (74% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Almos? ▼
19 babies have been named Almos since 1917. All-time, it sits at #29,280 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1925 with 8 births.
Where does Almos sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Almos ranks #29,280 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Keep exploring Almos

Nearby Names Like Almos

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Almos

Alma Boy
#9717 2,219 births
Almon Boy
1,610 births
Almond Boy
617 births
Almer Boy
559 births
Almir Boy
#3811 447 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Almos: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1917–1927 (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 Almos 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.