Alma

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Alma

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Alma comes from Latin and means “Nourishing,” from “almus.”

History:
Alma a rare name, based on Latin, until the Battle of Alma on September 20, 1854 along the River Alma during the Crimean War (as a few unfortunate girls were named Trafalgar after the Battle of Trafalgar). Afterwards, it enjoyed a brief spurt of popularity in Britain and later in the United States and elsewhere.

Pronunciation: al-mah.

Alternates: Almah.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Alma Mahler (1879-1964)
German musician.

Religious Figures:
Alma Glyn (1862-1946)
American religious leader.

Singers and Entertainers:
Alma Gluck (Reba Fiersohn) (1884-1938)
Romanian-American singer.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.111 % named Alma

Popularity of Alma:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 277th most popular.
1875: 113th most popular.
1900-1910: 57th most popular.
1910-1920: 68th most popular.
1920-1930: 94th most popular.
1930-1940: 130th most popular.
1940-1950: 182nd most popular.
1950-1960: 274th most popular.
1960-1970: 353rd most popular.
1970-1980: 377th most popular.
1980-1990: 394th most popular.
1990: 287th most popular.
1991: 311th most popular.
1992: 316th most popular.
1993: 330th most popular.
1994: 373rd most popular.
1995: 402nd most popular.
1996: 431st most popular.
1997: 463rd most popular.
1998: 492nd most popular.
1999: 488th most popular.
2000: 500th most popular.
2001: 520th most popular.
2002: 544th most popular.
2003: 640th most popular.