Given name & surname
Almond
“resembling the almond nut”
Almond is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “resembling the almond nut.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “resembling the almond nut.” Its derivation is not certain.
Where it comes from
A possible origin is English, although the derivation remains uncertain.
How it developed
From Old English Æþelmund (“noble protector”), from Old French aleman, from Old French alemaund.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Almond through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 617
- 617 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 26 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 5 in 1979. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 26 in 1919. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 330 as a first name in 2020; 6,677 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.
Almond’s family of names
Almond has a related form in Almandina. Almond has a related form in Almandine. In English usage, Almond as a surname has a related form in ALLMAN.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Almond
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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