Over the past 110 years, 519 boys and 126 293 girls have been named Alma. The name Alma ranks 3324th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Alma in 1912. The peak of popularity of the name Alma came in the 1910s and 1940s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.