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
American parents first put Almer on the record books as a girl name in 1891, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 15 Almers were born — ranking #2,264 that year. About 33% of every Almer on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Almer last appeared in the published SSA data in 1956, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 322 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Almer as a boy name dates back to 1880, when 5 babies received it. 1918 was its biggest year on record, with 25 newborns named Almer — #1,446 in the national rankings. About 25% of every Almer on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Almer last appeared in the published SSA data in 1988, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 559 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to 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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