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Irma

/ˈɝmə/ · 100% girls · 50 born in 2025

Irma has been given to about 74,021 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɝmə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 36,775
Median age today68 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Irma per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1920 · 1,393
  • Born in 202550
  • All time74,021

How popular is Irma?

Its best year was 1920, when 1,393 babies were given the name, ranking 164th. The typical living American called Irma is about 68 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Irma

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ima0.81
  2. Erma0.74
  3. Wilma0.70
  4. Vilma0.70
  5. Norma0.62
  6. Karma0.62
  7. Carma0.62
  8. Ida0.56

Middle names for Irma

Ranked by flow score
  1. Irma Josephine0.84
  2. Irma Rose0.83
  3. Irma Louise0.83
  4. Irma June0.82
  5. Irma Pearl0.82
  6. Irma Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Irma

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hughbrother · 0.98
  2. Otisbrother · 0.97
  3. Rosiesister · 0.96
  4. Rolandbrother · 0.96
  5. Dellasister · 0.95
  6. Lenorasister · 0.94

Where Irma is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Irma White0.78
  2. Irma Reyes0.78
  3. Irma Nguyen0.78
  4. Irma Moore0.78
  5. Irma Lee0.78
  6. Irma Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Irma

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Irma across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.