Holding steady.
Popularity of Almetta since 1910
Babies named Almetta per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1921, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Almetta's real moment was 1910.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 75 |
| 1920s | 103 |
| 1930s | 81 |
| 1940s | 64 |
| 1950s | 49 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Almetta is a rare American name that first appeared in 1910, the year it peaked in usage. It has a 'stable' trajectory with no significant revival, and its one-in-N ratio is too low to calculate. The name was likely a creative variation of Almet or Elmet, using the popular feminine suffix -etta. Without any top state associations and never ranking nationally, Almetta remains a curiosity of early 20th-century naming fashion.
Almetta appears to be an American coinage from the early 20th century, likely formed by adding the feminine suffix -etta to the rare name Almet (possibly a variant of Elmet). The name Elmet may derive from an English place name, but the connection is uncertain. It had a brief period of use in the 1910s, possibly inspired by other -etta names like Annetta or Odette.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Al, Metta, Etta
Variants: Almeta
Sibling names for Almetta
Names that share Almetta's style, for a brother or sister.
