Entry № 0056 · Amharic, Arabic origin

Almaz Almaz — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ AHL-mahz /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Amharic, Arabic

Meaning

"Diamond"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Amharic)

The meaning

A name that means "diamond".

Almaz (አልማዝ) is the Amharic and Tigrinya word for "diamond" — derived from the Arabic al-mās. Used widely in Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Almaz Ayana (born 1991) is the Ethiopian Olympic gold medalist long-distance runner who broke the 10,000m world record in 2016.

Diamond. The Ethiopian Olympic record-breaker.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

አልማዝ

Transliteration: Almāz
Pronunciation: / ˈɑːl.mɑːz /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Almaz stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Almaz · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Almazs before her.

Real people

Almaz Ayana

Ethiopian Olympic gold medalist.

born 1991

In fiction

Almaz

Common in Ethiopian fiction.

Names connected to Almaz.

Numerology

The number behind Almaz.

The Seeker

Almaz reduces to seven — the number of Amharic diamond.

Parents on Almaz

Why families chose this name.

"Diamond in Amharic. Five letters. Almaz."

Hiwot · Mother of one · Addis Ababa