Almond
Almond is a given name of the following people:Almond Chu, Hong Kong–based artist and photographer Almond E. Fisher (1913–1982), United States Army officer Almond Lee, Hong Kong–based horse trainer Almond Richards (1911–1992), Australian rules footballer Almond Vosotros, Filipino basketball player Edgar Almond Wells (1908–1995), Methodist missionary in northern Australia
Meaning & Origin of Almond
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Almond is a given name of the following people:Almond Chu, Hong Kong–based artist and photographer Almond E. Fisher (1913–1982), United States Army officer Almond Lee, Hong Kong–based horse trainer Almond Richards (1911–1992), Australian rules footballer Almond Vosotros, Filipino basketball player Edgar Almond Wells (1908–1995), Methodist missionary in northern Australia
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The Story of Almond
Almond first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1882, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 26 Almonds were born — ranking #1,408 that year. As of 2026, Almond ranks #6,056 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 617 Almonds 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 Almond
Almond is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 617 births in the dataset. Almond's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #1,408. Use the chart and map above to compare Almond'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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