Irma

Girl name

Irma has been given to 74,021 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1920.

Meaning & origin

From German Irma in the nineteenth century. Short form of Germanic names beginning with irm(en)-, erm(en) "whole, entire", from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz. Cognate with English Emma.

Origin: Germanic languages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

74,021

Peak year

1920 (1,393 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -25%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Famous people named Irma

Irma Grese

German concentration camp guard (1923–1945)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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