Girls' name · since 1925
Aloma
Aloma has 847 recorded births since 1925 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1942 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,429 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 847
- born since 1925
- 1940s
- peak decade
Aloma is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 847 have been recorded since 1925.
Aloma has 847 recorded births among girls since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 1987.
- #8,429 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 847 born since 1925
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aloma ranks #8,429 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 847 born since 1925, peaking in the 1940s.
- #8,429 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 847
- born since 1925
- 1940s
- peak decade
Aloma's 847 recorded births place it above 88.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Kentucky.
Aloma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aloma splits its recorded history at 1953: 24% of all births land in the more recent half, 76% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1925 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1942 peak of 147 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aloma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1987
- Peak year (1942)
- 147
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Aloma by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (469 births, 55% of the file).
1940s was Aloma's strongest decade.
469 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Aloma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 73
1920s
73 births
- 1930s 58
1930s
58 births
- 1940s
1940s
469 births
- 1950s 108
1950s
108 births
- 1960s 85
1960s
85 births
- 1970s 39
1970s
39 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 469 births (55% of all-time use).
How Aloma 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 Aloma's total volume
Aloma by state
Where Aloma concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 17 | 2.0% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 17 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 16 | 1.9% |
| #4 | West Virginia | | 13 | 1.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 9 | 1.1% |
17 of 847 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Aloma appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aloma's data
- Aloma's decade-level peak was the 1940s (469 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Alomas (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky 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 Aloma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1925–1987 (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 Aloma 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.