# Almira (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/almira/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,821 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 1,821 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 159, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Coined name, possibly inspired by Elmira, of a queen of Castile in C. F. Handel's opera Almira (1705) to an Italian [Term?] libretto.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8 | 12,236 |
| 2012 | 8 | 12,273 |
| 2013 | 8 | 12,055 |
| 2014 | 15 | 7,665 |
| 2015 | 15 | 7,645 |
| 2016 | 20 | 6,197 |
| 2017 | 5 | 16,051 |
| 2018 | 15 | 7,431 |
| 2019 | 12 | 8,624 |
| 2020 | 13 | 7,997 |
| 2021 | 7 | 12,286 |
| 2022 | 14 | 7,655 |
| 2023 | 19 | 6,182 |
| 2024 | 13 | 7,996 |
| 2025 | 9 | 10,149 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | 4,049 |
| 2012 | 8 | 2,969 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5,742 |
| 2014 | 13 | 2,058 |
| 2015 | 15 | 1,865 |
| 2016 | 10 | 2,547 |
| 2017 | 14 | 1,995 |
| 2018 | 7 | 3,178 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5,591 |
| 2020 | 8 | 2,843 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3,519 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3,533 |
| 2023 | 9 | 2,689 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2,253 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3,035 |

## People named Almira

- Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps, American educator, botanist, author (1793-1884)
- Almira Sessions, American actress (1888-1974)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.