Given name & surname
Alman
“one who is highly esteemed; precious”
Alman is a variant of Almanzo. One German interpretation is “one who is highly esteemed; precious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alman is a variant of Almanzo. One German interpretation is “one who is highly esteemed; precious.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Alman is a variant of Almanzo. An origin associated with Almanzo is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alman through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 53
- 53 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 158 as a first name in 2020; 896 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Alman, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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