Alema
The Story of Alema
As a girl name
American parents first put Alema on the record books as a girl name in 2016, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 5 Alemas were born — ranking #16,210 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2016 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Alemas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Alema first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1996, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1996: 8 births, good for #6,496 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 71% of all recorded Alemas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2007 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 21 Alemas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Alema
Alema is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 21 births in the dataset. Alema's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #6,496. Use the chart and map above to compare Alema's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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