What origin is the name Alma?

Alma comes from irish naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Alma a popular name?

Alma is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

Yes. Alma does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

What are good brother names for Alma?

Names from the same irish tradition pair naturally with Alma — for example Liam, Aiden, Aidan. You can browse more on our irish names page.

Alma

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Alma

Alma

Unisex

irish

2 syllables

Alma is an irish unisex name meaning "Good; all good; soul; spirit; soul. rarely used before the 1854 crimean war battle of alma, but subsequently very fashionable; apple".

The meaning of Alma is "Good; all good; soul; spirit; soul. rarely used before the 1854 crimean war battle of alma, but subsequently very fashionable; apple" — a unisex name of irish origin. At just 4 letters, it is short and easy to say. It has 2 syllables.

Origin: irish
Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

Good; all good; soul; spirit; soul. rarely used before the 1854 crimean war battle of alma, but subsequently very fashionable; apple

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Quick answers about Alma

Very rare in US records

What does Alma mean?

Alma is a unisex name of irish origin meaning "Good; all good; soul; spirit; soul. rarely used before the 1854 crimean war battle of alma, but subsequently very fashionable; apple".