Elma Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Elma: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 21,703 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

Total recorded births

21,703

Peak year

1918 #249

Years on the list

146

10-year trend

+4.4%

In the 1910s · Most used in NC in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

Year	Births	Rank
2011	33	#4391
2012	35	#4238
2013	23	#5708
2014	27	#5067
2015	31	#4520
2016	27	#5038
2017	32	#4425
2018	32	#4384
2019	27	#4948
2020	18	#6416
2021	32	#4350
2022	25	#5211
2023	23	#5434
2024	30	#4591
2025	32	#4384

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1918

Names from the same era

Helen · 1918 Anna · 1918 Frances · 1918 Florence · 1918 Josephine · 1918 Hazel · 1918 Clara · 1918 Edna · 1918 Eva · 1918 Ethel · 1918

Names similar to Elma

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