Erma

Girl name

Erma has been given to 55,187 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1920.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

55,187

Peak year

1920 (1,541 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -4%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Erma Bombeck

American humorist and writer (1927–1996)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Erma.

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