Elma
Meaning
shortened form of names like Wilhelmina or Anselma; sometimes linked to the elm tree
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Elma peaked in the 1890s and the 1910s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
14,440 people · the #1,328 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 14,085 · median age 49
Among people named Elma living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 28 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
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