Gender
Origin
- Germanic
- God of war
- German
- Strength, universal or complete; a short form of many names begining with the element Irm or Erm, probably derived from irm, the root of the name Irmin, a German mythological god of war
Syllables
2
Themes
- Nature
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Irma
Pronunciation
i-rma, ir-ma
Famous People
Writer Erma Bombeck
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1940 (rank #2319, 10 births); most recent 1990 (rank #8109, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1920 (rank #164, 1,393 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3167, 50 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 50 |
| 2024 | – | 67 |
| 2023 | – | 68 |
| 2022 | – | 70 |
| 2021 | – | 60 |
| 2020 | – | 69 |
| 2019 | – | 44 |
| 2018 | – | 52 |
| 2017 | – | 71 |
| 2016 | – | 71 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #3717, 4 births); most recent 2016 (rank #5780, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1933 (rank #633, 5 births); most recent 1954 (rank #1050, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1901 (rank #87, 469 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1941, 15 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 15 |
| 2022 | – | 14 |
| 2021 | – | 12 |
| 2020 | – | 14 |
| 2019 | – | 18 |
| 2018 | – | 7 |
| 2017 | – | 12 |
| 2016 | – | 13 |
| 2015 | – | 9 |
| 2014 | – | 17 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1973 (rank #449, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1958 (rank #278, 9 births); most recent 1964 (rank #387, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence