Almira
Feminine
Almira begins with al-, and that is enough for most name lists to give it an Arabic meaning. The al- is not an Arabic article here; the name behaves in the records as a variant of Elmira, and the princess reading does not survive checking.
How old is the name Almira?
Almira was already in use when US birth records began in 1880 — it is at least 145 years old. The typical Almira alive today was born around 1925, making them about 100 years old. About 700 people named Almira are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Almira most popular?
Almira peaked in 1883, reaching #499 nationally. Today it ranks #10107, 9,608 places below that high. See the whole 1883 chart.
Where it comes from
From Elvira to Almira
Our story of Almira
The al- trap catches a whole family of names. English readers know that Arabic marks the definite article with al-, as in algebra, alcohol and Alhambra, so any name beginning that way invites the reading. But English also has Germanic names with an adel or athal element meaning noble, and Spanish names beginning with Al- from other sources entirely, and simple respellings of El- names where the vowel was never fixed. Almira sits in that last group: the American records show Elmira, Almira and Elvira used interchangeably in the same families and regions, which is what variation on one name looks like, not what three separate borrowings look like. Handel's first opera, staged in Hamburg in 1705, was called Almira, and it is a fair guess that the literary form circulated. Guessing is what it stays.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Almira is widely glossed as Arabic al-amira, the princess. There is no documented route from that word into English or American naming, and the American name behaves in the records as a variant of Elmira and Elvira. Those are themselves unsettled: Elvira is Spanish and probably Gothic, Elmira likely a shortening of it. Any confident Arabic reading is a folk etymology.
How the name formed
- Elvira
- Elmira
- Almira
Related forms: Elmira · Elvira
Pronouncing Almira
al-MY-ruh
Three syllables, stress on the second, with the second vowel said as in mile. A minority say al-MEER-uh, following the Spanish reading.
Nicknames for Almira
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1880
- Most girls named
- 191748 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #499reached in 1883
- Change vs 2022
- −35.7%9 in 2025, from 14
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Almira in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Elmira in English — spelling variant
- Elvira in Spanish — related form
Almiras among us
people named Almira are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 178,585 born in 2025 was named Almira
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Almira sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Almira beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Almira in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- Mira and Allie are two very different short forms.
- It is a real nineteenth-century American name rather than a modern revival.
- Three syllables with a strong central stress.
- The circulated Arabic meaning is not supportable, so the name has no reliable gloss.
- Two pronunciations of the middle syllable are in use.
- Elmira and Elvira will be confused with it.
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Frequently asked
- How many Almiras are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 700 people named Almira are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Almira in 2025?
- Almira ranks #10107 among US girl names in 2025, with 9 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Almira?
- About 1 in every 178,585 US girls born in 2025 was named Almira — 9 in all.
- Will my child share the name Almira with classmates?
- Almira will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Almira
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