Given name · also Latin
Almeta
“one who is ambitious”·“resembling a pearl”
Almeta is used as a given name. Interpretations include “one who is ambitious” and “resembling a pearl”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who is ambitious” and “resembling a pearl”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Latin and Danish naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Almeta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,241
- 0 boys · 2,241 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 69 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 girls is 7 in 1988. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 69 in 1924. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 673 as a first name 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 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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