Irma

UR-muh /ˈɜːmə/
girl 2 syllables cooling

Irma is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 1920 and has since faded.

Irma is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,181 for girl births in the United States (and #5,626 across all names), given to 50 babies. Irma was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1920 (1,393 births).

About the name Irma

PronunciationUR-muh /ˈɜːmə/
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#3,181among girls 2025
#5,626among all names 2025
50girls 2025

Names similar to Irma

How popular is Irma?

Girls named Irma 50 in 2025
188019001920194019601980200020202025
Girls named Irma per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Boys named Irma
191519201930194019501960197019801990
Boys named Irma per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Irma total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
20255050#3,181—
20246868#2,592—
20236868#2,600—
20227070#2,539—
20216060#2,835—
20206969#2,510—
20194444#3,524—
20185252#3,130—
20177171#2,521—
20167171#2,526—
20156767#2,663—
20146767#2,626—
20134848#3,339—
20126363#2,784—
20117272#2,518—
20108181#2,350—
20099797#2,093—
2008111111#1,906—
2007106106#1,946—
2006129129#1,645—
2005119119#1,676—
2004151151#1,383—
2003156156#1,322—
2002162162#1,239—
2001152152#1,286—
2000165165#1,206—
1999190190#1,061—
1998170170#1,125—
1997172—#1,094—
1996188—#1,000—
1995197—#953—
1994232—#854—
1993228—#850—
1992239—#837—
1991285—#729—
1990317—#683#8,644
1989264—#746—
1988256—#732—
1987230—#790#5,727
1986222—#772—
1985211—#793—
1984274—#642—
1983219—#747—
1982324—#575#6,751
1981324—#582#5,156
1980333—#559—
1979352—#534—
1978324—#551#6,191
1977313—#561—
1976371—#489—
1975429—#451—
1974390—#470#5,543
1973470—#416—
1972420—#447—
1971480—#437—
1970490—#448—
1969574—#394—
1968533—#405—
1967576—#382—
1966646—#360#4,202
1965733—#334#4,157
1964687—#362—
1963770—#343#3,458
1962778—#338#4,308
1961845—#326#3,813
1960959—#300—
1959982—#290#3,140
1958959—#291#4,200
19571,102—#262#3,384
1956910—#296—
1955955—#279#3,685
1954952—#272—
1953936—#268#4,055
1952859—#276—
1951917—#255—
1950890—#255—
1949829—#268#3,947
1948849—#259—
1947858—#257#3,981
1946781—#258#3,024
1945682—#258—
1944704—#259—
1943779—#249#3,377
1942775—#246#3,803
1941774—#225—
1940759—#223#2,396
1939751—#224#3,714
1938776—#221#2,394
1937807—#206#3,038
1936756—#219#2,740
1935843—#204#3,438
1934840—#212#3,917
1933823—#211#3,451
1932951—#194#4,025
1931943—#195#4,034
19301,090—#180#3,792
19291,081—#184#3,386
19281,108—#184#3,920
19271,174—#178#4,478
19261,298—#170—
19251,238—#177#3,266
19241,273—#179#4,652
19231,167—#188#3,639
19221,167—#184—
19211,386—#165#2,885
19201,393—#164—
19191,380—#160#4,468
19181,333—#166—
19171,340—#156—
19161,353—#149—
19151,315—#142#4,087
19141,015—#146—
1913830—#144—
1912743—#146—
1911615—#137—
1910547—#149—
1909499—#143—
1908478—#143—
1907409—#156—
1906391—#152—
1905428—#141—
1904360—#148—
1903346—#152—
1902368—#146—
1901304—#157—
1900326—#168—
1899276—#164—
1898319—#160—
1897308—#150—
1896261—#166—
1895247—#170—
1894240—#170—
1893215—#170—
1892194—#181—
1891193—#172—
1890154—#191—
1889134—#197—
1888120—#205—
188790—#219—
188681—#227—
188569—#241—
188462—#246—
188353—#247—
188258—#227—
188136—#269—
188030—#285—