Girl name German origin Christian tradition

Irma

UR-mə · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Universal or whole, from Germanic ermen
Language
German
Culture
Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
Germanic · vintage
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2609
2024 births67
Peak year1920
First appeared1880
Total US births73,717
1920 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
IrIrma-Jean
Alternate spellings
ErmaErmah
In other languages
Irma (Italian/Spanish)Erma (German)

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Notable people named Irma

Irma Thomas (singer)
Irma La Douce (figure)
Irma Bombeck (author)