Most Popular Girls’ Names: 130-Year Overview

Irma

The name Irma peaked for boys at #2394 in 1938. Irma is occasionally used for girls in 2024.

The name Irma is a girl's name of German origin meaning "universal, whole, great".

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A Top 200 choice in the US from the late 1880s to the early 1930s, Irma has nevertheless fallen out of favor with modern parents, and doesn't look set for the sort of comeback that some of her vintage sisters have enjoyed in recent years. The devastating hurricane which hit the Caribbean Islands and the south-east coast of the US in 2017 has no doubt dealt its chances of revival a further blow.
 
Derived from the Germanic element irmin, it was originally used as a short form for other names containing that element, such as Irmhild. It was adopted by the English speaking world in the 19th century, and was used alongside spelling variant, Erma, perhaps due to its similarity to the timeless classic, Emma, which derives from the same root.
 
Once popular in France and Latvia, it is now out of the charts there too. 
 
Does that meaning Irma is lost forever? Not at all. In the US at least, it was given to around 70 babies in a recent year, having recovered from its dip after the hurricane. Add the baby Ermas to this and around 100 babies received the name.

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The name Irma is currently ranked #953 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #137 in 1911. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in IRMA, IRMA, and IRMA. Irma is occasionally used for boys in 1990.

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