Elma

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Elma is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (2% of births). There have been 22,152 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 21,669 as girls and 483 as boys. Elma gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1918 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 30
2023 23
2022 24
2021 32
2020 18
2019 27
2018 32
2017 32
2016 27
2015 31
2014 27
2013 23
2012 35
2011 33
2010 31
2009 37
2008 37
2007 38
2006 37
2005 47
2004 37
2003 51
2002 40
2001 48
2000 38
1999 36
1998 18
1997 13
1996 20
1995 19
1994 17
1993 17
1992 17
1991 12
1990 14
1989 21
1988 19
1987 10
1986 13
1985 22
1984 27
1983 19
1982 23
1981 20
1980 22
1979 26
1978 31
1977 23
1976 33
1975 29
1974 35
1973 33
1972 41
1971 44
1970 34
1969 47
1968 50
1967 49
1966 47
1965 66
1964 62
1963 76
1962 74
1961 72
1960 111
1959 89
1958 108
1957 102
1956 103
1955 104
1954 114
1953 129
1952 130
1951 131
1950 149
1949 158
1948 166
1947 172
1946 162
1945 184
1944 175
1943 208
1942 234
1941 206
1940 212
1939 214
1938 255
1937 241
1936 268
1935 276
1934 295
1933 306
1932 307
1931 360
1930 371
1929 372
1928 442
1927 484
1926 471
1925 504
1924 536
1923 512
1922 592
1921 628
1920 620
1919 609
1918 674
1917 589
1916 645
1915 587
1914 494
1913 401
1912 386
1911 258
1910 273
1909 248
1908 208
1907 228
1906 193
1905 176
1904 160
1903 162
1902 199
1901 189
1900 182
1899 136
1898 172
1897 156
1896 166
1895 137
1894 127
1893 129
1892 112
1891 118
1890 108
1889 98
1888 97
1887 73
1886 82
1885 76
1884 59
1883 42
1882 47
1881 41
1880 28