Elma Girl
How popular is Elma?
#4,351 girl name in 2025
32 baby girls were named Elma in the US in 2025, making it the 4351st most popular girl name.
5,173living people named Elma (est.)
72median age of people named Elma
22,186babies named Elma since 1880
1 in 103,604US babies born in 2025
Elma popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,351 for girls (▲ 207 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 32 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+3% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,487 in 2015, #6,321 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1918 (659 girls) |
| Highest rank | #209 in 1901 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Elma is most popular
Babies named Elma per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (18 girls)
Elma by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 643 | #222 |
| 1890s | 1,355 | #218 |
| 1900s | 1,940 | #209 |
| 1910s | 4,802 | #233 |
| 1920s | 4,990 | #266 |
| 1930s | 2,793 | #339 |
| 1940s | 1,810 | #470 |
| 1950s | 1,139 | #716 |
| 1960s | 654 | #1,019 |
| 1970s | 329 | #1,937 |
| 1980s | 196 | #3,143 |
| 1990s | 183 | #3,440 |
| 2000s | 411 | #2,953 |
| 2010s | 298 | #4,214 |
| 2020s | 160 | #4,322 |
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Questions
- Is Elma a boy or girl name?
- Elma is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Elma were girls.
- How popular is the name Elma?
- 32 baby girls were named Elma in the US in 2025, making it the 4351st most popular girl name.
- When was Elma most popular?
- Elma peaked in 1918, when 659 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #209 in 1901.
- How many people are named Elma?
- 22,186 babies have been named Elma in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,173 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 72.
- Where is Elma most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Elma was most common in New York, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.