Almer
Almer is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sturminster Marshall, in the Dorset district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. Almer is located on the A31 road near Winterborne Zelston, Huish Manor, Sturminster Marshall and opposite the Drax estate. The main features of the village are Almer Manor, Almer Parish church and the old school house.
Meaning & Origin of Almer
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Almer is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sturminster Marshall, in the Dorset district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. Almer is located on the A31 road near Winterborne Zelston, Huish Manor, Sturminster Marshall and opposite the Drax estate. The main features of the village are Almer Manor, Almer Parish church and the old school house.
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The Story of Almer
As a girl name
Almer first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1891, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 15 Almers were born — ranking #2,264 that year. As of 2026, Almer ranks #5,953 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 322 Almers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Almer first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 25 Almers were born — ranking #1,446 that year. As of 2026, Almer ranks #7,268 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 559 Almers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Almer
Almer is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 559 births in the dataset. Almer's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #1,446. Use the chart and map above to compare Almer'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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