Elma
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Elma
Historically a diminutive of Wilhelmina, Elma's parent name and soundalike sisters are slowly stirring back to life as the trend for vintage baby names continues. With Alma on the rise in the US, Thelma chic in France, and Selma hot in Scandinavia, Elma could be in with a shot at a revival — especially given the popularity of Emma and Ella. But Muppet Elmo and Looney Tune Elmer Fudd may cast a long shadow.
Elma is also given to boys.
Pronounced EL-muh.
As of October 2026, Elma ranked #3089 in US births in 1957 SSA, peaked at #1021 in 1896.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #4,518 | 31 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #4,424 | 32 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #4,384 | 32 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #4,947 | 27 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #4,349 | 32 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #4,575 | 30 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #4,384 | 32 |
World rankings
Elma for girls
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Elma on lists
Famous Elmas
- Elma de VriesGirl
Dutch marathon speed skater
- Elma DiendaGirl
Namibian politician & teacher
- Elma Salinas EnderGirl
youngest woman to serve as Texas judge
- Elma Francois (1897Girl
1944), Africentric political activist
- Elma KarlowaGirl
German actress
- Elma LewisGirl
founder of National Center of Afro,American Artists
- Elma Maua (1948Girl
2010), New Zealand journalist & editor
- Elma MitchellGirl
British poet
- Elma NapierGirl
Scottish,born writer & politician
- Elma SinanovicGirl
Bosnian singer
- Elma Stuckey (1907Girl
'88), African American poet
- Elma Mary WilliamsGirl
author from the UK
- Gulielma "Elma" SandsGirl
the victim in the Manhattan Well murder trial of 1800, the first recorded murder case in the US
Elma in pop culture
- Elma CenterGirl
New York, town of 2, 500
- ElmaGirl
Iowa, town of 550
- Elma LeivonenGirl
character from manga/anime "Strike Witches"
- Also short for GuglielmaGirl
the feminine form of Guglielmo
Variations & nicknames
- EllmaGirl