Irma comes from the Germanic / Italian tradition, meaning Whole or universal.
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How popular is Irma?
1920peak year
The name Irma reached its peak in 1920, with 1,393 registrations (ranked #164). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1880, roughly 40 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #2745) today, averaging about 64 new babies per year. Irma's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 73,969 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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