Female name
Alma
2,080 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2025. Expression number: 9.
Origin
Usually explained as Latin alma (“nourishing, kind”). It has also been used as a short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the element Amal-, as in Amelia.From Wiktionary, entry “Alma”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2025: 222 births. 2,080 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 2006. It is still given: 973 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1918: 3,702 births. 165,942 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1900s to the 1940s. At its peak, it ranked 51st among girls' names in 1896. It is still given: 3,313 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1978: 27 births. 525 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1970s, 1980s and 2020s. It really came into use around 1978. It is still given: 70 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 88,545 | 2012–2023 | 17th in 2014 |
| France | 14,660 | 1900–2025 | 4th in 2025 |
| Switzerland | 2,759* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Austria | 1,480 | 1984–2025 | 73rd in 2023 |
| Berlin | 1,205 | 2012–2023 | 23rd in 2022 |
| Quebec | 262 | 1980–2025 | — |
| Belgium | 193 | 2014–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
1 + 3 + 4 + 1 = 9
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
2
cooperation, sensitivity, connection
1 + 1 = 2
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
3 + 4 = 7
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.