Irma
A German short form of names beginning with the element irmin or ermen, which referred to the whole or the universal, as in Irmgard and Irmintrud.
Irma in 2025
Irma was given to 50 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 5,626th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 66,307 babies born.
The history of Irma
Irma reached its highest point in 1920, when 1,393 babies were given the name, ranking 287th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 202nd, in 1905.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 74,021 babies have been named Irma. Half of them were born before 1938, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Irma by decade
| Decade | Babies named Irma | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 733 | 309 |
| 1890s | 2,407 | 213 |
| 1900s | 3,909 | 202 |
| 1910s | 10,471 | 209 |
| 1920s | 12,285 | 287 |
| 1930s | 8,580 | 329 |
| 1940s | 7,790 | 409 |
| 1950s | 9,462 | 466 |
| 1960s | 7,101 | 551 |
| 1970s | 4,039 | 762 |
| 1980s | 2,657 | 1,011 |
| 1990s | 2,218 | 1,228 |
| 2000s | 1,348 | 2,100 |
| 2010s | 636 | 4,091 |
| 2020s | 385 | 4,425 |
Where Irma is heading
Irma has fallen 25% over the past decade, from 67 babies in 2015 to 50 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1920 peak — Irma is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Irma
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Irma.