Almeria
Almería is a city and municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia. It is the capital of the province of the same name. The city lies in southeastern Iberia, extending primarily in between the eastern fringes of the Sierra de Gádor and the Andarax riverbed along the coastline of the Gulf of Almería, a large inlet of the Mediterranean Sea. The municipality has a population of 201,946.
Meaning & Origin of Almeria
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Almería is a city and municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia. It is the capital of the province of the same name. The city lies in southeastern Iberia, extending primarily in between the eastern fringes of the Sierra de Gádor and the Andarax riverbed along the coastline of the Gulf of Almería, a large inlet of the Mediterranean Sea. The municipality has a population of 201,946.
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Etymology
Origin & history
The Story of Almeria
Almeria first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1920, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 5 Almerias were born — ranking #4,975 that year. As of 2026, Almeria ranks #4,975 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Almerias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Almeria
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- Said al-Andalusi (1029–1070), mathematician, astronomer and philosopher
- Francisco Losada (1612–1667), composer
- Luis de Soria Iribarne (1851–1935), guitarist and composer
- Jimena Quirós (1899–1983), Spanish scientist, considered the first female oceanographer in the country and the first female staff scientist of the Spanish Institute for Oceanography (IEO)
- Lita Baron (1923–2015), actress, singer and dancer
- Chus Lampreave (1930–2016), actress
- Nieves Navarro (born 1938), actress
- Manuel Lao Hernández (born 1944), founder of Cirsa , Spain's largest casino operator
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About the name Almeria
Almeria is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Almeria's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #4,975. Use the chart and map above to compare Almeria'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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