Irma

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A few things about Irma you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Irma

Irma Thomas

American soul and rhythm and blues singer

Choose Irma and your child shares a first name with Irma Thomas, an American soul and rhythm and blues singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Irma, like who?” Irma Thomas's Wikipedia article is available in 23 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 32,154 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Irma, 50 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Irma would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryIrma has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Irmas, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1911, when it ranked #137. Today it's #3,167, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowIrma was 2.9× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 11,001 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 32,154.
• 🍂TrendIrma has slipped 667 places over the last five years and now sits at #3,167. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn German, Irma means “whole, universal”.

About the name Irma

Irma is a girl name meaning “whole, universal”. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with I and ending in “-rma”. US birth records list Irma for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1911, when it ranked #137 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #3,167, with 50 babies.