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The baby name Alma is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɑːlmə/ or /ˈælmə/ (AHL-mə, AL-mə).

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Pronunciation: /ˈɑːlmə/ or /ˈælmə/ (AHL-mə, AL-mə)

What is the meaning of the name Alma ?

The baby name Alma is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɑːlmə/ or /ˈælmə/ (AHL-mə, AL-mə).

Alma is in Origin.

Alma is a feminine given name with layered roots. In classical Latin, alma means "nourishing, kind, fostering," familiar from the phrase Alma Mater. In Spanish and Portuguese, alma is the word for "soul," ultimately tied to Latin anima, lending the name a spiritual gloss. A Hebrew reading links it to ‘almah, "young woman" or "maiden," adding a quietly traditional nuance.

The name rose sharply in the English-speaking world in the mid-19th century after the 1854 Battle of the Alma in the Crimean War, named for the Alma River (often traced to a Crimean Tatar word for "apple"). It remained common through the early 20th century and enjoys steady use today across Europe and the Americas, with notable popularity in Scandinavia and Spanish-speaking countries. Variants and diminutives include Almah and Almita; related forms and spellings appear in many languages.

Alma has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Alma

Alma Bennett Actor · Born 1904 · United States Alma Bennett was an American actress most famous for her roles in silent films during the 1920s. She appeared in movies like 'The Lost World' and 'The Sea Beast', showcasing her talent in the early days of Hollywood.

Celebrity babies named Alma

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Alma Varsano Gal Gadot television actor ★★★★★ Yaron "Jaron" Varsano film producer ★★★★★
Alma Dano Zoe Kazan television actor ★★★★★ Paul Dano film director ★★★★★

Alma – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
Sweden Girls 2022 #2 595 1,568
AL Girls 0 #2 956 4,141
Norway Girls 2025 #7 297 453
AL 0 #8 84 2,372
KR Girls 0 #15 1 572
SV Girls 0 #15 4 458
DJ 0 #17 1 322
MV 0 #19 1 644
HN 0 #21 2 704
NA 0 #30 4 2,537
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
MV Girls 0 #33 3 2,021
MX Girls 0 #33 22,119 17,781
HN Girls 0 #34 5 884
TM Girls 0 #34 2 574
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
Switzerland Girls 2024 #43 118 1,786
Iceland Girls 0 #43 20 132
NL Girls 2014 #49 13 73
PR 0 #49 7 1,497
MO 0 #51 2 2,706
KZ 0 #52 40 1,452
PH Girls 0 #52 596 13,098
France Girls 2021 #53 1,067 3,185
KZ Girls 0 #53 822 5,862
PH 0 #56 41 5,607
CY 0 #60 1 1,632
RS Girls 0 #61 102 1,651
SI Girls 0 #61 146 2,769
SI 0 #63 17 1,612
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
LT Girls 0 #67 304 1,904
LT 0 #68 20 949
MX 0 #70 780 8,339
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
RS 0 #77 8 923
BN Girls 0 #80 27 5,459
Belgium Girls 2024 #82 110 424
QA 0 #84 17 7,011
CN 0 #85 2 3,857
GR Girls 0 #88 197 6,293
KW Girls 0 #92 675 19,177
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
PR Girls 0 #94 70 3,171
NA Girls 0 #96 144 7,146
ID Girls 0 #98 5 3,319
TW 0 #99 5 4,523
SD 0 #100 3 2,130
GT Girls 0 #101 870 7,500
KW 0 #104 13 5,216
HU 0 #112 4 1,675
QA Girls 0 #113 230 15,378
OM 0 #116 6 6,215
CY Girls 0 #121 5 3,755
GR 0 #121 14 3,911
PA 0 #130 9 3,797
IQ 0 #132 2 3,533
BN Boys 0 #138 2 6,332
JO 0 #139 2 2,158
EE Girls 0 #142 1 1,888
CR 0 #144 15 5,526
BW Girls 0 #145 7 4,216
HR Girls 0 #145 224 3,687
LT Boys 0 #148 4 2,166
RS Boys 0 #148 7 2,277
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
Finland Girls 2026 #156 3,370 3,895
LU Girls 0 #157 29 4,850
HR 0 #158 22 2,081
AE 0 #161 17 10,220
AR 0 #165 22 2,915
HU Boys 0 #170 5 3,954
AE Girls 0 #176 456 20,968
PR Boys 0 #176 3 2,508
UY 0 #177 6 2,477
AR Girls 0 #182 989 8,289
MO Girls 0 #183 69 7,056
CZ 0 #185 2 3,154
OM Girls 0 #185 222 15,987
Austria 0 #188 26 850
GT 0 #192 125 5,948
PS 0 #193 26 5,692
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
PA Girls 0 #195 370 9,861
HU Girls 0 #198 26 3,308
DK 0 #199 8 5,198
JO Girls 0 #201 136 7,570
SA Girls 0 #203 1,227 25,931
SI Boys 0 #209 3 3,402
PL 0 #210 3 2,600
AO Girls 0 #214 4 4,575
Canada Girls 2024 #219 67 2,795
DK Girls 0 #223 97 7,429
IR 0 #226 6 4,221
JP Girls 0 #228 18 6,592
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
JM Girls 0 #231 29 7,507
MO Boys 0 #232 3 5,842
BD 0 #237 5 5,992
SY 0 #237 1,058 11,684
IL 0 #243 32 6,291
SA 0 #243 53 10,560
EC Boys 0 #245 2 3,322
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
Austria Girls 0 #250 192 1,885
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
EC Girls 0 #251 8 3,650
TW Girls 0 #251 26 8,139
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
SG 0 #253 17 11,010
TW Boys 0 #255 2 7,111
HR Boys 0 #257 3 3,997
GR Boys 0 #266 8 6,912
Finland Girls 0 #267 138 1,368
KZ Boys 0 #267 23 6,578
PS Girls 0 #271 304 10,981
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
AL Boys 0 #273 26 5,122
Finland 0 #282 26 830
UY Girls 0 #285 283 6,731
PE 0 #297 14 6,350
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
SD Girls 0 #310 36 7,678
Spain Girls 0 #320 1,308 5,561
CN Girls 0 #324 26 8,829
GH Girls 0 #330 8 6,973
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
DK Boys 0 #331 2 7,401
IL Girls 0 #331 348 11,648
CZ Girls 0 #332 10 5,378
IT Girls 0 #337 3,588 9,415
PL Girls 0 #338 17 5,096
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
NL 0 #346 46 2,481
MY 0 #348 7 12,352
HK 0 #352 6 8,483
CR Girls 0 #354 184 11,342
SG Girls 0 #354 240 18,916
MU Girls 0 #356 7 8,539
YE 0 #357 25 8,639
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
Spain 0 #360 93 2,326
JO Boys 0 #367 11 7,057
BD Girls 0 #368 19 8,413
MU Boys 0 #368 2 8,477
CL 0 #378 34 6,867
PT Boys 0 #378 4 7,951
UY Boys 0 #386 14 5,922
BH 0 #387 167 17,937
HK Girls 0 #391 238 16,104
United States Girls 2024 #396 653 8,487
BO 0 #401 8 6,868
PH Boys 0 #402 7 11,440
Germany 0 #406 32 2,542
EG 0 #407 6 6,387
TN 0 #412 588 13,765
AR Boys 0 #414 54 7,628
ZA 0 #417 31 14,421
IQ Girls 0 #427 78 11,303
CO 0 #428 53 7,768
RU Girls 0 #428 71 11,913
PT Girls 0 #435 17 7,952
GT Boys 0 #454 21 7,625
IR Girls 0 #458 73 8,334
SD Boys 0 #460 7 10,523
CL Girls 0 #468 458 14,098
IT 0 #473 258 4,183
CO Girls 0 #491 922 16,140
CM Girls 0 #497 44 11,671
PA Boys 0 #498 8 9,305
LY 0 #501 35 12,703
CR Boys 0 #508 3 10,188
NL Girls 0 #519 521 5,933
RU Boys 0 #519 8 12,621
LB 0 #528 131 13,263
PS Boys 0 #535 14 10,655
BO Girls 0 #551 61 9,488
HK Boys 0 #554 4 12,905
IR Boys 0 #558 8 10,162
Germany Girls 0 #560 307 4,949
CM Boys 0 #568 8 12,054
BO Boys 0 #581 12 9,244
IL Boys 0 #596 12 10,983
BD Boys 0 #604 2 10,045
IN Girls 0 #617 15 13,121
CL Boys 0 #632 34 13,390
IQ Boys 0 #657 11 13,071
PE Girls 0 #666 294 14,861
ZA Girls 0 #697 524 25,928
MX Boys 0 #706 285 16,355
EG Girls 0 #723 241 14,742
SG Boys 0 #734 6 17,960
QA Boys 0 #735 9 18,093
KW Boys 0 #736 34 18,755
BR Boys 0 #742 10 12,213
NG Girls 0 #753 34 15,093
MY Girls 0 #786 211 24,821
EG Boys 0 #830 57 15,035
PE Boys 0 #847 32 14,506
CO Boys 0 #853 68 15,656
OM Boys 0 #859 23 17,948
Spain Boys 0 #875 56 5,610
United States Boys 2024 #883 10 7,044
BR Girls 0 #914 28 12,708
DZ 0 #925 252 20,130
MA 0 #929 200 20,986
Germany Boys 0 #943 10 5,697
NG Boys 0 #997 5 16,906
IN Boys 0 #1,037 3 16,750
AE Boys 0 #1,059 34 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,094 18 25,439
TR 0 #1,094 118 19,440
ZA Boys 0 #1,165 14 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,378 94 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,517 98 28,008

Alma is popular in 94 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
NL
Ireland
Canada

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People also ask about Alma

Alma is predominantly a girl's name.
Alma is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈɑːlmə/ or /ˈælmə/ (AHL-mə, AL-mə).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Almah.
Across languages, Alma has these equivalents: {'Spanish': "Alma (meaning 'soul'), 'Latin': "Alma (from 'almus'/'almā', 'nourishing, kind'), 'Hebrew': "Almah (אַלְמָה, 'young woman').
Yes, very popular — Alma ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 12 countries.
Alma ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Alma's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #1 in 2015 to #1 in 2025 in Ireland.
Yes — 1 notable people named Alma are in our database, including Alma Bennett (Actor).
Yes — at least 2 celebrity couples have chosen Alma for their child, including Gal Gadot and Yaron "Jaron" Varsano.