Irma
Irma is a name with multiple cultural origins: German, English, Dutch, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Spanish, Italian, Georgian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Slovene, Germanic.
- German
- English
- Dutch
- Finnish
Meaning & Origin of Irma
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Irma is a name with multiple cultural origins: German, English, Dutch, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Spanish, Italian, Georgian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Slovene, Germanic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
- English
- Dutch
- Finnish
- Swedish
- Danish
- Spanish
- Italian
- Georgian
- Lithuanian
- Hungarian
- Slovene
- Germanic
The Story of Irma
The earliest SSA record of Irma as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 30 babies received it. 1920 was its biggest year on record, with 1,393 newborns named Irma — #164 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Irma ranks #2,575 for baby girls with 68 births, rising sharply (+15% over the past five years). All told, over 74K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Irma
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Irma. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Irma
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About the name Irma
Irma is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 74K births in the dataset. Irma's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #137. Use the chart and map above to compare Irma's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.