Irma

#3,167 for girls in 2025, 50 births · Last seen for boys in 1990 at #8,117
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

Showing
Show data for
Peak · girls
1911 · 615 births
Debut · girls
30 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
73,769
since 1880

Irma over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Irma has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201919peak #137, 1911girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,16750—
2024#2,58568—
2023#2,58868—
2022#2,53070—
2021#2,81860—
2020#2,50069—
2019#3,49944—
2018#3,10752—
2017#2,50871—
2016#2,51771—
2015#2,64667—
2014#2,61567—
2013#3,31448—
2012#2,77063—
2011#2,51172—
2010#2,34181—
2009#2,09097—
2008#1,903111—
2007#1,940106—
2006#1,639129—
2005#1,668119—
2004#1,380151—
2003#1,318156—
2002#1,236162—
2001#1,285152—
2000#1,203165—
1999#1,061190—
1998#1,125170—
1997#1,091172—
1996#998188—
1995#953197—
1994#853232—
1993#850228—
1992#835239—
1991#728285—
1990#683312#8,1175
1989#746264—
1988#731256—
1987#789223#5,4597
1986#771222—
1985#793211—
1984#641274—
1983#745219—
1982#575319#6,3855
1981#581317#4,9617
1980#558333—
1979#534352—
1978#551319#5,7725
1977#561313—
1976#489371—
1975#451429—
1974#470385#5,2275
1973#416470—
1972#447420—
1971#436480—
1970#448490—
1969#394574—
1968#404533—
1967#381576—
1966#360641#3,9485
1965#334728#3,9305
1964#362687—
1963#343763#3,3187
1962#338773#4,0335
1961#326839#3,6526
1960#300959—
1959#290974#3,0378
1958#291954#3,9445
1957#2621,095#3,2577
1956#296910—
1955#279949#3,5056
1954#272952—
1953#268931#3,7985
1952#276859—
1951#255917—
1950#254890—
1949#268824#3,6905
1948#259849—
1947#256853#3,7335
1946#258774#2,9197
1945#258682—
1944#258704—
1943#249773#3,2316
1942#246770#3,5605
1941#225774—
1940#223749#2,32210
1939#224746#3,4805
1938#221766#2,32610
1937#206800#2,9057
1936#218748#2,6298
1935#204837#3,2526
1934#212835#3,6795
1933#211817#3,2686
1932#194946#3,7765
1931#195938#3,7635
1930#1801,084#3,5926
1929#1841,074#3,2477
1928#1841,102#3,6976
1927#1781,169#4,2105
1926#1701,298—
1925#1771,230#3,1558
1924#1791,268#4,3475
1923#1881,160#3,4677
1922#1841,167—
1921#1651,376#2,80410
1920#1641,393—
1919#1601,375#4,1685
1918#1661,333—
1917#1561,340—
1916#1491,353—
1915#1421,310#3,8255
1914#1461,015—
1913#144830—
1912#146743—
1911#137615—
1910#149547—
1909#143499—
1908#143478—
1907#156409—
1906#152391—
1905#140428—
1904#148360—
1903#151346—
1902#146368—
1901#157304—
1900#168326—
1899#164276—
1898#159319—
1897#150308—
1896#166261—
1895#170247—
1894#170240—
1893#170215—
1892#181194—
1891#172193—
1890#190154—
1889#197134—
1888#204120—
1887#21990—
1886#22481—
1885#24169—
1884#24562—
1883#24753—
1882#22658—
1881#26836—
1880#28230—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Irma was already there! It came in at #282, and was given to 30 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 37 girls a year got the name.

Where Irma is popular in 1919

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedAKMaine: #89 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 314 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedNHWashington: #125 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 645 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedIDMontana: #125 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 602 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #124 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 508 girlsNDMinnesota: #118 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 593 girlsMNIllinois: #121 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 553 girlsILWisconsin: #119 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 556 girlsWIMichigan: #135 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 736 girlsMINew York: #164 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 927 girlsNYMassachusetts: #176 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,390 girlsMARhode Island: #171 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,044 girlsRIOregon: #110 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 407 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedNVWyoming: #94 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 281 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #135 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 622 girlsSDIowa: #107 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 456 girlsIAIndiana: #118 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 606 girlsINOhio: #145 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 852 girlsOHPennsylvania: #155 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 1,071 girlsPANew Jersey: #144 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 765 girlsNJConnecticut: #146 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 846 girlsCTCalifornia: #144 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 706 girlsCAUtah: #144 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 588 girlsUTColorado: #151 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 644 girlsCONebraska: #77 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 307 girlsNEMissouri: #129 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 568 girlsMOKentucky: #186 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,001 girlsKYWest Virginia: #292 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,099 girlsWVVirginia: #148 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 741 girlsVAMaryland: #81 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 358 girlsMDDelaware: #80 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 346 girlsDEArizona: #173 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 646 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedNMKansas: #134 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 672 girlsKSArkansas: #150 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 597 girlsARTennessee: #224 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,437 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #212 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,334 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #268 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,366 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #113 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 594 girlsDCOklahoma: #180 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 888 girlsOKLouisiana: #86 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 306 girlsLAMississippi: #132 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 547 girlsMSAlabama: #175 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 934 girlsALGeorgia: #204 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,198 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedHITexas: #287 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,525 girlsTXFlorida: #170 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 722 girlsFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. Nebraska#77 · 1 in 307
  2. Delaware#80 · 1 in 346
  3. Maryland#81 · 1 in 358
  4. Louisiana#86 · 1 in 306
  5. Maine#89 · 1 in 314

Best ever in a state: #49 in Texas, 1957.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#77381 in 307
Delaware#8061 in 346
Maryland#81391 in 358
Louisiana#86711 in 306
Maine#89191 in 314
Wyoming#9451 in 281
Iowa#107451 in 456
Oregon#110131 in 407
District of Columbia#11351 in 594
Indiana#118401 in 606
Minnesota#118361 in 593
Wisconsin#119411 in 556
Illinois#1211031 in 553
North Dakota#124141 in 508
Montana#12591 in 602
Washington#125151 in 645
Missouri#129511 in 568
Mississippi#132401 in 547
Kansas#134231 in 672
Michigan#135461 in 736
South Dakota#135101 in 622
California#144331 in 706
New Jersey#144401 in 765
Utah#14481 in 588
Ohio#145591 in 852
Connecticut#146161 in 846
Virginia#148371 in 741
Arkansas#150341 in 597
Colorado#151121 in 644
Pennsylvania#155871 in 1,071
New York#1641031 in 927
Florida#170141 in 722
Rhode Island#17151 in 1,044
Arizona#17351 in 646
Alabama#175331 in 934
Massachusetts#176251 in 1,390
Oklahoma#180251 in 888
Kentucky#186271 in 1,001
Georgia#204311 in 1,198
North Carolina#212271 in 1,334
Tennessee#224181 in 1,437
South Carolina#268101 in 2,366
Texas#287341 in 1,525
West Virginia#29281 in 2,099
Alaska———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
Vermont———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Irma
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 582 spots since 2024 (#2,585 → #3,167)
  • 667 spots since 2020 (#2,500 → #3,167)
  • 521 spots since 2015 (#2,646 → #3,167)
  • Biggest jump: 104 spots in 1984 (#745 → #641)
  • Biggest drop: 170 spots in 1983 (#575 → #745)
Rise & fade · girls
31 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1911 at #137 (615 births)
  • Births halved by 1983, 72 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 117 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 117 yrs · run 1880–1996
Share of babies · girls
1 in 680
  • Highest: 1 in 680 girls born in 1911 were named Irma (0.15%)
  • Latest: 1 in 32,145 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 16.6% of all girls named Irma (12,237) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s733#197 (1889)#235
1890s2,407#150 (1897)#169
1900s3,909#140 (1905)#150
1910s10,461#137 (1911)#150
1920s12,237#164 (1920)#177
1930s8,517#180 (1930)#207
1940s7,752#223 (1940)#250
1950s9,431#254 (1950)#274
1960s7,073#300 (1960)#354
1970s4,029#416 (1973)#480
1980s2,638#558 (1980)#693
1990s2,213#683 (1990)#918
2000s1,348#1,203 (2000)#1,566
2010s636#2,341 (2010)#2,783
2020s385#2,500 (2020)#2,698

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Irma in 1919

girls
#160
1,375 births · 1 in 822 girls
boys
#4,168
5 births · 1 in 196,024 boys

Top girls' names in 1919

  1. #1Mary65,836
  2. #2Helen33,706
  3. #3Dorothy31,733
  4. #4Margaret26,238
  5. #5Ruth24,562
  6. #6Mildred17,300
  7. #7Virginia15,636
  8. #8Elizabeth15,287
  9. #9Frances15,106
  10. #10Anna14,498
  11. #160Irma1,375

Top boys' names in 1919

  1. #1John53,522
  2. #2William43,969
  3. #3James42,392
  4. #4Robert41,025
  5. #5Charles25,192
  6. #6George25,170
  7. #7Joseph24,266
  8. #8Edward18,536
  9. #9Frank15,701
  10. #10Thomas13,434
  11. #4,168Irma5
More about 1919

girls

1,130,117 girls got a published name in 1919; 1 in 822 of them was named Irma, which outranked 97.1% of the 5,559 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Irma
  1. #157Sadie1,412
  2. #158Rosie1,398
  3. #159Eula1,390
  4. #160Irma1,375
  5. #161Nora1,372
  6. #162Lottie1,368
  7. #163Bonnie1,343
Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. ↑ 851Gregoria#1,805 → #954
  2. ↑ 443Concha#1,333 → #890
  3. ↑ 390Arlena#1,299 → #909
  4. ↑ 353Marina#1,255 → #902
  5. ↑ 333Roselle#1,333 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,019Liberty#585 → #1,604
  2. ↓ 840Victory#809 → #1,649
  3. ↓ 567Karen#960 → #1,527
  4. ↓ 404Zena#989 → #1,393
  5. ↓ 359Malvina#989 → #1,348

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

980,122 boys got a published name in 1919; 1 in 196,024 of them was named Irma, which outranked 13.3% of the 4,810 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Irma
  1. #3,736Zelma6
  2. #3,736Zigmunt6
  3. #3,736Zora6
  4. #4,168Irma5
  5. #4,168Aarne5
  6. #4,168Able5
  7. #4,168Alba5

Tied with 642 names at #4,168; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. ↑ 446Quinten#1,313 → #867
  2. ↑ 432Dempsey#1,012 → #580
  3. ↑ 341Winton#1,231 → #890
  4. ↑ 334Donnie#1,211 → #877
  5. ↑ 332Edsel#1,062 → #730
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,008Foch#869 → #2,877
  2. ↓ 582Carmel#949 → #1,531
  3. ↓ 403Eligah#918 → #1,321
  4. ↓ 398Nels#809 → #1,207
  5. ↓ 355Myer#966 → #1,321

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1919 →