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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201957peak #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 1957

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedMNIllinois: #335 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 3,013 girlsILWisconsin: #425 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,275 girlsWIMichigan: #598 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 9,512 girlsMINew York: #320 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 2,492 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedMARhode 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: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedIAIndiana: #508 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,488 girlsINOhio: #585 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 8,545 girlsOHPennsylvania: #729 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 14,764 girlsPANew Jersey: #416 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,801 girlsNJConnecticut: #404 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,974 girlsCTCalifornia: #193 for girls · 167 births · 1 in 982 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedUTColorado: #359 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,667 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedNEMissouri: #524 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,454 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedWVVirginia: #298 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,438 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedDEArizona: #93 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 350 girlsAZNew Mexico: #204 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 820 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedKSArkansas: #379 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,092 girlsARTennessee: #469 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,381 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #489 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,624 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #217 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,137 girlsLAMississippi: #232 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,185 girlsMSAlabama: #504 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,237 girlsALGeorgia: #425 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,182 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Irma, so not publishedHITexas: #49 for girls · 531 births · 1 in 217 girlsTXFlorida: #446 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,174 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#49 · 1 in 217
  2. Arizona#93 · 1 in 350
  3. California#193 · 1 in 982
  4. New Mexico#204 · 1 in 820
  5. Louisiana#217 · 1 in 1,137

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#495311 in 217
Arizona#93391 in 350
California#1931671 in 982
New Mexico#204141 in 820
Louisiana#217351 in 1,137
Mississippi#232221 in 1,185
Virginia#298171 in 2,438
New York#320681 in 2,492
Illinois#335361 in 3,013
Colorado#35971 in 2,667
Arkansas#37961 in 3,092
Connecticut#40451 in 4,974
New Jersey#416121 in 4,801
Georgia#425111 in 4,182
Wisconsin#42571 in 6,275
Florida#446111 in 4,174
Tennessee#46971 in 5,381
North Carolina#48991 in 5,624
Alabama#50471 in 5,237
Indiana#50881 in 6,488
Missouri#52471 in 6,454
Ohio#585131 in 8,545
Michigan#598101 in 9,512
Pennsylvania#72981 in 14,764
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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 1957

girls
#262
1,095 births · 1 in 1,867 girls
boys
#3,257
7 births · 1 in 308,177 boys

Top girls' names in 1957

  1. #1Mary61,102
  2. #2Susan45,954
  3. #3Linda44,517
  4. #4Debra42,728
  5. #5Karen40,591
  6. #6Deborah40,096
  7. #7Cynthia39,340
  8. #8Patricia39,283
  9. #9Barbara29,692
  10. #10Donna28,042
  11. #262Irma1,095

Top boys' names in 1957

  1. #1Michael92,781
  2. #2James84,337
  3. #3David82,403
  4. #4Robert81,765
  5. #5John79,033
  6. #6William56,852
  7. #7Mark52,841
  8. #8Richard52,446
  9. #9Thomas44,625
  10. #10Steven36,842
  11. #3,257Irma7
More about 1957

girls

2,044,851 girls got a published name in 1957; 1 in 1,867 of them was named Irma, which outranked 96.3% of the 7,015 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Irma
  1. #259Myra1,106
  2. #260Alicia1,101
  3. #261Betsy1,097
  4. #262Irma1,095
  5. #263Paulette1,092
  6. #264Cathleen1,071
  7. #265Gladys1,068
Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,944Tammi#3,696 → #752
  2. ↑ 1,310Tamela#2,151 → #841
  3. ↑ 1,298Tammie#1,662 → #364
  4. ↑ 993Tia#1,968 → #975
  5. ↑ 676Tamera#1,287 → #611
Fallers
  1. ↓ 423Corliss#878 → #1,301
  2. ↓ 399Glynis#977 → #1,376
  3. ↓ 367Merrie#977 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 303Taryn#935 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 291Glendora#963 → #1,254

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

boys

2,157,236 boys got a published name in 1957; 1 in 308,177 of them was named Irma, which outranked 28.4% of the 4,552 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Irma
  1. #3,024Winifred8
  2. #3,024Zarak8
  3. #3,024Zeno8
  4. #3,257Irma7
  5. #3,257Abbott7
  6. #3,257Abdul7
  7. #3,257Aime7
  8. #3,552Adlai6
  9. #3,552Ahmad6
  10. #3,552Aidan6

Tied with 294 names at #3,257; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 714Dion#1,642 → #928
  2. ↑ 404Wes#1,317 → #913
  3. ↑ 371Antoine#1,232 → #861
  4. ↑ 340Domenick#1,335 → #995
  5. ↑ 329Mitch#868 → #539
Fallers
  1. ↓ 458Lannie#999 → #1,457
  2. ↓ 402Desi#986 → #1,388
  3. ↓ 354Gavin#924 → #1,278
  4. ↓ 317Murphy#917 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 288Eliot#897 → #1,185

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

See the top 100 for 1957 →