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Elma

Girl

Meaning of Elma: Turkish: 'apple'

Elma is a girl's name most strongly associated with Turkish naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4184th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1406th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4184

32 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1406

23 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

22,186

First recorded 1880 · peak 1918

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 20 babies1982: 23 babies1983: 19 babies1984: 27 babies1985: 22 babies1986: 13 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 19 babies1989: 21 babies1990: 14 babies19901991: 12 babies1992: 17 babies1993: 17 babies1994: 17 babies1995: 19 babies1996: 20 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 18 babies1999: 36 babies2000: 38 babies20002001: 48 babies2002: 40 babies2003: 51 babies2004: 37 babies2005: 47 babies2006: 37 babies2007: 39 babies2008: 37 babies2009: 37 babies2010: 31 babies20102011: 33 babies2012: 35 babies2013: 23 babies2014: 27 babies2015: 31 babies2016: 27 babies2017: 32 babies2018: 32 babies2019: 27 babies2020: 18 babies20202021: 32 babies2022: 25 babies2023: 23 babies2024: 30 babies2025: 32 babies
US babies named Elma per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 51.

Gender split

2% boys · 98% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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