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

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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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201933peak #137, 1911girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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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 1933

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedAKMaine: #182 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 986 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedNHWashington: #230 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,687 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #192 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,092 girlsNDMinnesota: #281 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,618 girlsMNIllinois: #181 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,266 girlsILWisconsin: #252 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,683 girlsWIMichigan: #169 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,159 girlsMINew York: #165 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 1,033 girlsNYMassachusetts: #187 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,839 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedRIOregon: #178 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 932 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #150 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 736 girlsSDIowa: #176 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,148 girlsIAIndiana: #148 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 858 girlsINOhio: #196 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,534 girlsOHPennsylvania: #238 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,287 girlsPANew Jersey: #197 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,608 girlsNJConnecticut: #173 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,323 girlsCTCalifornia: #220 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,371 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedUTColorado: #203 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,085 girlsCONebraska: #172 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 978 girlsNEMissouri: #183 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,049 girlsMOKentucky: #271 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,856 girlsKYWest Virginia: #299 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,350 girlsWVVirginia: #171 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 905 girlsVAMaryland: #187 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,268 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedDEArizona: #121 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 433 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedNMKansas: #175 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 988 girlsKSArkansas: #112 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 458 girlsARTennessee: #267 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,832 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #279 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,151 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #288 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,236 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #227 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,286 girlsOKLouisiana: #86 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 313 girlsLAMississippi: #145 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 597 girlsMSAlabama: #193 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,015 girlsALGeorgia: #192 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,028 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedHITexas: #180 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 813 girlsTXFlorida: #174 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 801 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Louisiana#86 · 1 in 313
  2. Arkansas#112 · 1 in 458
  3. Arizona#121 · 1 in 433
  4. Mississippi#145 · 1 in 597
  5. Indiana#148 · 1 in 858

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#86611 in 313
Arkansas#112401 in 458
Arizona#12181 in 433
Mississippi#145341 in 597
Indiana#148251 in 858
South Dakota#15071 in 736
New York#165801 in 1,033
Michigan#169301 in 1,159
Virginia#171251 in 905
Nebraska#172101 in 978
Connecticut#17371 in 1,323
Florida#174141 in 801
Kansas#175131 in 988
Iowa#176151 in 1,148
Oregon#17851 in 932
Texas#180671 in 813
Illinois#181381 in 1,266
Maine#18261 in 986
Missouri#183251 in 1,049
Maryland#18791 in 1,268
Massachusetts#187151 in 1,839
Georgia#192281 in 1,028
North Dakota#19251 in 1,092
Alabama#193271 in 1,015
Ohio#196281 in 1,534
New Jersey#197151 in 1,608
Colorado#20371 in 1,085
California#220241 in 1,371
Oklahoma#227171 in 1,286
Washington#23051 in 1,687
Pennsylvania#238301 in 2,287
Wisconsin#25281 in 2,683
Tennessee#267141 in 1,832
Kentucky#271141 in 1,856
North Carolina#279161 in 2,151
Minnesota#28171 in 2,618
South Carolina#28891 in 2,236
West Virginia#29971 in 2,350
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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 1933

girls
#211
817 births · 1 in 1,234 girls
boys
#3,268
6 births · 1 in 165,254 boys

Top girls' names in 1933

  1. #1Mary55,517
  2. #2Betty31,531
  3. #3Barbara26,949
  4. #4Dorothy22,054
  5. #5Joan19,294
  6. #6Patricia18,632
  7. #7Margaret15,241
  8. #8Helen14,644
  9. #9Shirley14,320
  10. #10Doris12,025
  11. #211Irma817

Top boys' names in 1933

  1. #1Robert54,221
  2. #2James51,112
  3. #3John46,224
  4. #4William39,049
  5. #5Richard31,331
  6. #6Charles28,991
  7. #7Donald28,450
  8. #8George18,356
  9. #9Joseph17,162
  10. #10Thomas16,508
  11. #3,268Irma6
More about 1933

girls

1,007,932 girls got a published name in 1933; 1 in 1,234 of them was named Irma, which outranked 95.7% of the 4,858 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Irma
  1. #208Carmen832
  2. #209Madeline822
  3. #210Eloise819
  4. #211Irma817
  5. #211Marcella817
  6. #213Mable804
  7. #214Blanche797
  8. #215Imogene788

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1932
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,022Rheta#1,754 → #732
  2. ↑ 930Joellen#1,877 → #947
  3. ↑ 583Veola#1,568 → #985
  4. ↑ 483Sharlene#1,162 → #679
  5. ↑ 475Louetta#1,448 → #973
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Golda#969 → #1,364
  2. ↓ 322Louis#940 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 298Bebe#899 → #1,197
  4. ↓ 291Clyde#998 → #1,289
  5. ↓ 291Mariam#998 → #1,289

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

boys

991,524 boys got a published name in 1933; 1 in 165,254 of them was named Irma, which outranked 21.4% of the 4,156 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Irma
  1. #3,004Yvonne7
  2. #3,004Zeferino7
  3. #3,004Zigmund7
  4. #3,268Irma6
  5. #3,268Ada6
  6. #3,268Adalberto6
  7. #3,268Adelard6
  8. #3,642Abbie5
  9. #3,642Adair5
  10. #3,642Adams5

Tied with 373 names at #3,268; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1932
Risers
  1. ↑ 553Neville#1,548 → #995
  2. ↑ 401Cordell#1,286 → #885
  3. ↑ 381Hamilton#1,286 → #905
  4. ↑ 375Delano#677 → #302
  5. ↑ 313Jan#937 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Hoover#793 → #1,361
  2. ↓ 541Porfirio#915 → #1,456
  3. ↓ 424Rosendo#937 → #1,361
  4. ↓ 381Alfonzo#821 → #1,202
  5. ↓ 368Hillard#862 → #1,230

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

See the top 100 for 1933 →