Irma

Irma: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “whole; universal”
Origin: Germanic
Say it: UR-muh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Germanic irmin, meaning 'whole' or 'great, universal'. It appears both as an independent name and as a short form of names beginning with Irm-, such as Irmgard.

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How popular is Irma?

202420.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Irma in 202467

2024 rank#2,598 girls

Peak year1905

Total US babies since 188073,969

Irma is steady now but far below its 1905 peak.

Names like Irma

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Irma questions

What does the name Irma mean?

Irma means "whole; universal". It comes from Germanic. From Germanic irmin, meaning 'whole' or 'great, universal'. It appears both as an independent name and as a short form of names beginning with Irm-, such as Irmgard.

Is Irma a boy or girl name?

Irma is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Irma?

67 US babies were named Irma in 2024. Its peak year was 1905.

How do you pronounce Irma?

Irma is usually pronounced UR-muh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.