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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #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 1934

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #185 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,130 girlsNDMinnesota: #188 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,358 girlsMNIllinois: #196 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,499 girlsILWisconsin: #232 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,215 girlsWIMichigan: #256 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,440 girlsMINew York: #173 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 1,150 girlsNYMassachusetts: #184 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,858 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedSDIowa: #145 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 861 girlsIAIndiana: #150 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 934 girlsINOhio: #171 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,249 girlsOHPennsylvania: #226 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,091 girlsPANew Jersey: #161 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,075 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #222 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,316 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedUTColorado: #167 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 790 girlsCONebraska: #153 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 853 girlsNEMissouri: #194 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,126 girlsMOKentucky: #300 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,274 girlsKYWest Virginia: #291 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,289 girlsWVVirginia: #161 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 765 girlsVAMaryland: #108 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 523 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedDEArizona: #131 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 461 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedNMKansas: #136 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 659 girlsKSArkansas: #159 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 695 girlsARTennessee: #261 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,912 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #257 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,823 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #326 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,970 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #278 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,737 girlsOKLouisiana: #70 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 269 girlsLAMississippi: #163 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 712 girlsMSAlabama: #244 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,630 girlsALGeorgia: #233 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,515 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedHITexas: #143 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 615 girlsTXFlorida: #210 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,061 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Louisiana#70 · 1 in 269
  2. Maryland#108 · 1 in 523
  3. Arizona#131 · 1 in 461
  4. Kansas#136 · 1 in 659
  5. Texas#143 · 1 in 615

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#70771 in 269
Maryland#108221 in 523
Arizona#13181 in 461
Kansas#136201 in 659
Texas#143931 in 615
Iowa#145211 in 861
Indiana#150241 in 934
Nebraska#153121 in 853
Arkansas#159271 in 695
New Jersey#161221 in 1,075
Virginia#161301 in 765
Mississippi#163301 in 712
Colorado#167101 in 790
Ohio#171361 in 1,249
New York#173721 in 1,150
Massachusetts#184151 in 1,858
North Dakota#18551 in 1,130
Minnesota#188141 in 1,358
Missouri#194241 in 1,126
Illinois#196331 in 1,499
Florida#210111 in 1,061
California#222261 in 1,316
Pennsylvania#226341 in 2,091
Wisconsin#232101 in 2,215
Georgia#233201 in 1,515
Alabama#244181 in 1,630
Michigan#256151 in 2,440
North Carolina#257201 in 1,823
Tennessee#261141 in 1,912
Oklahoma#278131 in 1,737
West Virginia#29181 in 2,289
Kentucky#300121 in 2,274
South Carolina#32671 in 2,970
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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 1934

girls
#212
835 births · 1 in 1,251 girls
boys
#3,679
5 births · 1 in 206,519 boys

Top girls' names in 1934

  1. #1Mary56,929
  2. #2Betty31,089
  3. #3Barbara29,239
  4. #4Shirley22,841
  5. #5Dorothy21,281
  6. #6Patricia20,844
  7. #7Joan19,465
  8. #8Margaret15,144
  9. #9Helen14,100
  10. #10Nancy13,520
  11. #212Irma835

Top boys' names in 1934

  1. #1Robert55,843
  2. #2James54,270
  3. #3John46,743
  4. #4William40,175
  5. #5Richard33,167
  6. #6Donald30,408
  7. #7Charles29,790
  8. #8George18,500
  9. #9Thomas17,373
  10. #10Joseph17,111
  11. #3,679Irma5
More about 1934

girls

1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 1,251 of them was named Irma, which outranked 95.7% of the 4,973 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Irma
  1. #209Mabel850
  2. #210Lila844
  3. #211Myrna836
  4. #212Irma835
  5. #213Ada833
  6. #213Dixie833
  7. #215Muriel829
Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 571Luann#1,442 → #871
  2. ↑ 469Alison#1,442 → #973
  3. ↑ 439Golda#1,364 → #925
  4. ↑ 350Ronald#1,244 → #894
  5. ↑ 346Gale#1,102 → #756
Fallers
  1. ↓ 685Nira#463 → #1,148
  2. ↓ 342Vina#782 → #1,124
  3. ↓ 316Zita#947 → #1,263
  4. ↓ 299Myrtie#834 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 278Theola#985 → #1,263

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

boys

1,032,596 boys got a published name in 1934; 1 in 206,519 of them was named Irma, which outranked 12.5% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Irma
  1. #3,277Zachariah6
  2. #3,277Zander6
  3. #3,277Zeno6
  4. #3,679Irma5
  5. #3,679Abb5
  6. #3,679Acencion5
  7. #3,679Achille5

Tied with 526 names at #3,679; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 746Lanny#1,361 → #615
  2. ↑ 630Kerry#1,586 → #956
  3. ↑ 620Marland#1,456 → #836
  4. ↑ 404Kirk#1,202 → #798
  5. ↑ 350Valentin#1,281 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 730Neville#995 → #1,725
  2. ↓ 616Garner#770 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 520Vivian#905 → #1,425
  4. ↓ 488Finis#869 → #1,357
  5. ↓ 464Malcom#961 → #1,425

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

See the top 100 for 1934 →