Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Almon isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Almon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,628
- 1,610 boys · 18 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 59 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 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 59 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 501 as a first name in 2020; 1,579 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.
Almon’s family of names
Almon may belong to the same name family as ALLMON. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Almon
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Almon, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Albin
“from the white hill white-” · “from the white hill; whiteskinned”
>99% boys
Aldon
“an old friend” · “from the old town”
>99% boys
Anton
“a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family”
>99% boys
Harmon
“a soldier”
91% boys · 9% girls
Elton
“a spontaneous woman” · “from the old town”
99% boys · 1% girls
Gaston
“a man from Gascony”
>99% boys
Armand
“of the army; a soldier”
>99% boys
Mahlon
“one who is sick”
98% boys · 2% girls