# Elma (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/elma/  
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 | 22,186 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 483 / 21,703 (98% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 230, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A 19th-century creation, usually explained as a form of Wilhelmina or Italian Guglielma. It has also been recorded as a blend of Elizabeth and Mary.

## 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 | 33 | 4,391 |
| 2012 | 35 | 4,238 |
| 2013 | 23 | 5,708 |
| 2014 | 27 | 5,067 |
| 2015 | 31 | 4,520 |
| 2016 | 27 | 5,038 |
| 2017 | 32 | 4,425 |
| 2018 | 32 | 4,384 |
| 2019 | 27 | 4,948 |
| 2020 | 18 | 6,416 |
| 2021 | 32 | 4,350 |
| 2022 | 25 | 5,211 |
| 2023 | 23 | 5,434 |
| 2024 | 30 | 4,591 |
| 2025 | 32 | 4,384 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 10 | 2,338 |
| 1937 | 16 | 1,779 |
| 1938 | 11 | 2,230 |
| 1939 | 10 | 2,326 |
| 1940 | 8 | 2,723 |
| 1941 | 13 | 2,023 |
| 1942 | 8 | 2,773 |
| 1944 | 13 | 2,017 |
| 1945 | 5 | 3,459 |
| 1947 | 5 | 3,898 |
| 1948 | 7 | 3,086 |
| 1949 | 8 | 2,859 |
| 1950 | 6 | 3,427 |
| 1951 | 6 | 3,460 |
| 1957 | 8 | 3,089 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | 3,185 |
| 2012 | 8 | 2,969 |
| 2013 | 6 | 3,536 |
| 2014 | 11 | 2,314 |
| 2015 | 6 | 3,615 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3,609 |
| 2017 | 11 | 2,341 |
| 2018 | 12 | 2,187 |
| 2019 | 11 | 2,286 |
| 2020 | 16 | 1,773 |
| 2021 | 11 | 2,341 |
| 2022 | 10 | 2,488 |
| 2023 | 20 | 1,525 |
| 2024 | 23 | 1,406 |
| 2025 | 31 | 1,079 |

## People named Elma

- Elma Muros, Filipino long jumper
- Elma de Vries, Dutch speed skater

## 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.