Girl · #6,738 in 2026

Almira

Almira, Königin von Castilien is Handel's first opera, composed when he was 19 years old. It was first performed in Hamburg in January 1705.

  • Literature
  • Bosnian
Current Rank
#6,738
Peak Rank
#499 (1917)
Total Babies
2K
5-Yr Trend
+48%
1880
First Year
2026
Last Year
1917
Peak Year
#499
Peak Rank
2K
Total Count
132
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Almira

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Almira, Königin von Castilien is Handel's first opera, composed when he was 19 years old. It was first performed in Hamburg in January 1705.

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Literature
  • Bosnian
Origin & history
Georg Friedrich Händel came to the city of Hamburg in the summer of 1703 and played as a violinist in the theatre at the Gänsemarkt , the local market place. On later occasions, he also played the harpsichord in the orchestra. His first opera – announced as a Singspiel although it has no spoken dialogue – was premiered on 8 January 1705, after being composed in the months directly preceding this. An Italian libretto was written by Giulio Pancheri in Venice in 1691 for Giuseppe Benevento's opera L'Almira . The German translation used by Handel was made by Friedrich Christian Feustking . The rec

The Story of Almira

The earliest SSA record of Almira as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 8 babies received it. 1917 was its biggest year on record, with 48 newborns named Almira — #1,013 in the national rankings. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,738 among baby girl names with 16 births, rising sharply (+48% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Almiras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Almira

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Almira. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Almira

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Frequently Asked Questions about Almira

What does the name Almira mean?
Almira, Königin von Castilien is Handel's first opera, composed when he was 19 years old. It was first performed in Hamburg in January 1705.
What is the origin of the name Almira?
Almira has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Literature, Bosnian.
How popular is Almira in 2026?
In 2026, Almira ranks #6,738 among girls' names in the U.S., with 16 babies given the name that year.
When was Almira most popular?
Almira reached its peak popularity in 1917, ranking #499 that year with 48 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Almira most popular?
Almira has historically been most popular in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Almira.
Is Almira a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Almira is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Almira?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Almira include Magdalen, Darby, Shantel. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Almira?
Common variants and related forms of Almira include Elmira. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

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About the name Almira

Almira is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Almira's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #499. Use the chart and map above to compare Almira'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.