Baby name

Elma

Girl

Classic name

The high point came in 1918, with 659 births and the No. 249 spot that year. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 146 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 4351.

21,703births since 1880

1910sgeneration

No. 249rank at its peak, in 1918

Where babies named Elma are born

1918

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The darker the blue, the more common Elma is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Elma is most common in Mississippi (3.1 times), West Virginia (3) and Louisiana (2.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Emma 776,439
Ella 351,313
Alma 163,723
Velma 86,752
Erma 54,949
Elva 31,697

Names from the same era

Virgie · Cecile · Letha · Roxie · Flossie · Selma

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