Elma
Girl · EL-ma · Turkish
Elma is a girls' name of Turkish origin, meaning “apple”. In 2025 it ranked 1,051st for girls in the UK (34 babies) and 4,351st for girls in the US (32 babies).
What does Elma mean?
Turkish: Turkish word for apple; also used independently in English
“apple”
Elma is the everyday Turkish word for apple; the name has also been used independently in English-speaking countries.
- Say it
- EL-ma
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Is Elma a girl's or a boy's name?
Elma is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 34 girls in the UK and 32 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elma in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,051among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 34about 1 in 8,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 95% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 34 girls in the UK were named Elma, making it the 1,051st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,864th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Elma of any year since it first appeared, in 1999.
Half of all the girls named Elma in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,079th in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
Elma in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #1,051 |
| 2024 | 23 | #1,449 |
| 2023 | 21 | #1,560 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,450 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,478 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,864 |
| 2019 | 12 | #2,275 |
| 2018 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,336 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,462 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
How popular is Elma in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,351among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 32about 1 in 50,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 32 girls in the US were named Elma, making it the 4,351st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,321st. Its busiest year was 1918, with 659 girls.
Half of all the girls named Elma in the US since 1880 were born between 1914 and 1938, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elma in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #4,351 |
| 2024 | 30 | #4,558 |
| 2023 | 23 | #5,386 |
| 2022 | 25 | #5,169 |
| 2021 | 32 | #4,322 |
| 2020 | 18 | #6,321 |
| 2019 | 27 | #4,908 |
| 2018 | 32 | #4,356 |
| 2017 | 32 | #4,383 |
| 2016 | 27 | #4,989 |
| 2015 | 31 | #4,487 |
| 2014 | 27 | #5,023 |
| 2013 | 23 | #5,642 |
| 2012 | 35 | #4,214 |
| 2011 | 33 | #4,352 |
| 2010 | 31 | #4,607 |
| 2009 | 37 | #4,106 |
| 2008 | 37 | #4,178 |
| 2007 | 39 | #3,982 |
| 2006 | 37 | #3,991 |
| 2005 | 47 | #3,253 |
| 2004 | 37 | #3,815 |
| 2003 | 51 | #2,953 |
| 2002 | 40 | #3,390 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,959 |
| 2000 | 38 | #3,448 |
| 1999 | 36 | #3,440 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 20 | #4,878 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 17 | #5,440 |
| 1993 | 17 | #5,413 |
| 1992 | 17 | #5,477 |
| 1991 | 12 | #6,969 |
| 1990 | 14 | #6,125 |
| 1989 | 21 | #4,352 |
| 1988 | 19 | #4,491 |
| 1987 | 10 | #6,783 |
| 1986 | 13 | #5,456 |
| 1985 | 22 | #3,729 |
| 1984 | 27 | #3,143 |
| 1983 | 19 | #3,948 |
| 1982 | 23 | #3,529 |
| 1981 | 20 | #3,858 |
| 1980 | 22 | #3,609 |
| 1979 | 26 | #3,147 |
| 1978 | 31 | #2,680 |
| 1977 | 23 | #3,266 |
| 1976 | 33 | #2,439 |
| 1975 | 29 | #2,612 |
| 1974 | 35 | #2,254 |
| 1973 | 33 | #2,309 |
| 1972 | 41 | #1,975 |
| 1971 | 44 | #1,937 |
| 1970 | 34 | #2,267 |
| 1969 | 47 | #1,784 |
| 1968 | 50 | #1,625 |
| 1967 | 49 | #1,617 |
| 1966 | 47 | #1,632 |
| 1965 | 66 | #1,350 |
| 1964 | 62 | #1,433 |
| 1963 | 76 | #1,262 |
| 1962 | 74 | #1,283 |
| 1961 | 72 | #1,304 |
| 1960 | 111 | #1,019 |
| 1959 | 89 | #1,129 |
| 1958 | 108 | #999 |
| 1957 | 94 | #1,071 |
| 1956 | 103 | #1,006 |
| 1955 | 104 | #977 |
| 1954 | 114 | #896 |
| 1953 | 129 | #808 |
| 1952 | 130 | #790 |
| 1951 | 125 | #793 |
| 1950 | 143 | #716 |
| 1949 | 150 | #682 |
| 1948 | 159 | #660 |
| 1947 | 167 | #643 |
| 1946 | 162 | #624 |
| 1945 | 179 | #547 |
| 1944 | 162 | #576 |
| 1943 | 208 | #517 |
| 1942 | 226 | #495 |
| 1941 | 193 | #501 |
| 1940 | 204 | #470 |
| 1939 | 204 | #469 |
| 1938 | 244 | #428 |
| 1937 | 225 | #436 |
| 1936 | 258 | #396 |
| 1935 | 267 | #393 |
| 1934 | 285 | #375 |
| 1933 | 297 | #369 |
| 1932 | 299 | #373 |
| 1931 | 352 | #339 |
| 1930 | 362 | #345 |
| 1929 | 360 | #341 |
| 1928 | 424 | #321 |
| 1927 | 465 | #308 |
| 1926 | 449 | #313 |
| 1925 | 487 | #301 |
| 1924 | 522 | #290 |
| 1923 | 494 | #289 |
| 1922 | 579 | #268 |
| 1921 | 610 | #271 |
| 1920 | 600 | #266 |
| 1919 | 594 | #262 |
| 1918 | 659 | #249 |
| 1917 | 580 | #256 |
| 1916 | 622 | #246 |
| 1915 | 575 | #245 |
| 1914 | 484 | #242 |
| 1913 | 388 | #245 |
| 1912 | 375 | #233 |
| 1911 | 252 | #248 |
| 1910 | 273 | #234 |
| 1909 | 248 | #227 |
| 1908 | 208 | #234 |
| 1907 | 228 | #219 |
| 1906 | 193 | #227 |
| 1905 | 171 | #243 |
| 1904 | 160 | #248 |
| 1903 | 162 | #235 |
| 1902 | 199 | #210 |
| 1901 | 189 | #209 |
| 1900 | 182 | #235 |
| 1899 | 136 | #238 |
| 1898 | 172 | #221 |
| 1897 | 156 | #218 |
| 1896 | 160 | #219 |
| 1895 | 137 | #234 |
| 1894 | 127 | #237 |
| 1893 | 129 | #230 |
| 1892 | 112 | #248 |
| 1891 | 118 | #223 |
| 1890 | 108 | #234 |
| 1889 | 98 | #235 |
| 1888 | 97 | #234 |
| 1887 | 73 | #246 |
| 1886 | 82 | #222 |
| 1885 | 76 | #227 |
| 1884 | 59 | #253 |
| 1883 | 42 | #274 |
| 1882 | 47 | #250 |
| 1881 | 41 | #247 |
| 1880 | 28 | #294 |
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