Alma: girl name in Québec, 2025 rank

Alma year by year

Alma climbs 21 places from 2024 (ranked 229th then). Since 2020 (12 babies), the number of babies has risen by 133%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	208th	28
2024	229th	25
2023	139th	40
2022	246th	26
2021	536th	10
2020	467th	12

Rank among girl names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Alma since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Alma appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 2008 on. The peak year is 2023, with 39 babies. The strongest decade is the 2020s (140 babies). Since 1980, about 261 children in Québec have been named Alma.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The girl names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Alma in Québec in 2025?

28 girls were named Alma in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 208th rank among girl names.

Is Alma a popular name in Québec?

Alma ranks 208th among girl names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Alma given most often?

In 2023, with 39 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Alma a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Alma only appears as a girl name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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