Alma
Alma is a female given name: 98% of people named Alma are women, and it is recorded as female in 18 of the 18 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- US births since 1880
- 2,179 male / 158,897 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Alma
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Alma," in English, "Guten Tag Alma," in German. Alma is a female given name: about 98% of people named Alma are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Alma,
German
Guten Tag Alma,
French
Bonjour Alma,
Spanish
Estimado/a Alma:
Chinese
Alma您好：
Japanese
Alma様
English
Hi Alma,
German
Hi Alma,
French
Salut Alma,
Spanish
Hola Alma,
Chinese
Alma你好：
Japanese
Almaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 1% |
| Albania | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Montenegro | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Finland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 18 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Estonia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Lithuania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
2,179 male · 158,897 female · 161,076 births recorded
Since 1980: 2% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Alma a male or female name?
Alma is a female given name: 98% of people named Alma are women, and it is recorded as female in 18 of the 18 countries covered.
How do I address Alma in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Alma," in English, "Guten Tag Alma," in German. Alma is a female given name: about 98% of people named Alma are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Alma a unisex name?
Alma is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Alma are men. Alma leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Alma a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/alma (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_alma,
title = {Is Alma a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/alma},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}