Irma

A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning whole or universal.

Babies a year
70
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Irma by the numbers

Irma was given to 70 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 1,393 babies in 1920, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Irma. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Irawatchful, vigilant339 in the US (2017)
  • Iriapeace; form of Irene4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ismaexalted, lofty; feminine form of ismail3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Irha169 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Irsa13 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ilma8 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Irma

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