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Girl Names Ending with -lma

There are 13 -lma names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are -lma names 1 to 13. Within these names, Alma (English, German, Italian, and Spanish) was the most popular in 2007, followed by Salma (Arabic, Indian, Iranian, and Spanish). The unusual -lma names are Anselma (Dutch, German, Italian, and Spanish), Elma (Italian and English), Helma (German and Hungarian), Ilma (English, Hungarian, and Latvian), Selma (German, English, Italian, and Scandinavian), Thelma (English and German), Velma (English and Italian), Vilma (English and Russian), Wilhelma (German), Wilma (English, German, and Italian), and Zelma (English, Italian, and Romanian).

-lma names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1908 with 1.735% of baby girls being given -lma names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 7 -lma names. The names have substantially slipped in popularity since then, and they are of modest use in recent times. In 2007, their total usage was only 0.036% with 2 -lma names listed among the top 1000. Among all -lma names, Alma (English, German, Italian, and Spanish) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #713 and a usage of 0.0194%.

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Alma Popularity Trend of Alma
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 713 713 ... nourishing, kind; soul; ... used chiefly in the English, German, ... variant of Amalia ...

Anselma ... protected by God ... has its origins in the Germanic language ... not often used as a baby girl name ...

Elma Popularity Trend of Elma
from 1900 to 2007. ... noble, honorable; great, ... has its origins in the Germanic language ... form of Wilhelmina ...

Helma ... helmet, protection; ... language of origin is Germanic, and it is ... form of Wilhelmina ...

Ilma ... will, desire; helmet, ... of Germanic origin ... used mainly in English, Hungarian, and ...

Salma Popularity Trend of Salma
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 818 818 ... peaceful ... used chiefly in Arabic, Indian, Iranian, ... derived from Arabic origins ...

Selma Popularity Trend of Selma
from 1900 to 2007. ... protected by God ... language of origin is Germanic and Celtic ... name is of disputed origin; it could have ...

Thelma Popularity Trend of Thelma
from 1900 to 2007. ... wish, will ... primarily used in English and German, ... name was coined by the British novelist Marie ...

Velma Popularity Trend of Velma
from 1900 to 2007. ... will, desire; helmet, ... origin is Germanic, and its use, English and ... form of Wilhelmina ...

Vilma Popularity Trend of Vilma
from 1900 to 2007. ... will, desire; helmet, ... an English and Russian name of Germanic ... form of Wilhelmina ...

Wilhelma ... will, desire; helmet, ... largely used in the German language ... variant form of Wilhelmina ...

Wilma Popularity Trend of Wilma
from 1900 to 2007. ... will, desire; helmet, ... language of origin is Germanic, and it is used ... form of Wilhelmina ...

Zelma Popularity Trend of Zelma
from 1900 to 2007. ... protected by God ... language of origin is Germanic and Celtic ... form of Anselma ...



Popularity Trend
for -lma Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for -lma Names
in 2006