Almendra
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- al-MEN-dra
- Origin
- Spanish
Almendra is a girls' name of Spanish origin, meaning “almond”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Almendra mean?
Spanish: Spanish word almendra, from Latin amygdala
“almond”
The Spanish word for almond, used as a given name in Spanish-speaking countries.
Is Almendra a girl's or a boy's name?
Almendra is a girls' name.
How popular is Almendra in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Almendra in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Almendra in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
Names like Almendra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ximena, Alondra, Solana, Alora, Amaya, Montana, Jimena, Ava, Amara, Ariana, Estrella, Alara
More Spanish names
Santiago, Lola, Xavier, Alaia, Diego, Rio, Cruz, Elian, Jesus, Javier, Esmeralda, Amayah, Reina, Cesar, Sierra, Paloma
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Almendra: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/almendra, updated 20 October 2026.