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Elma

girl name · English origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

shortened form of names like Wilhelmina or Anselma; sometimes linked to the elm tree

Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1890s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Elma peaked in the 1890s.

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