The first name Erma
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name from the Germanic languages, of rare usage, variant of Irma.
A form of Irma.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Erma at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 24 girls born in the United States were named Erma, the 5,292nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1920, when 1,529 were.
55,187
babies named Erma since 1880
#5,292
rank in 2025
1920
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Erma
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Erma BombeckAmerican humorist and writer (1927–1996)
- Erma FranklinAmerican musician, gospel and soul singer (1938–2002)
Questions
- Is Erma a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 55,187 US babies named Erma since 1880 were girls.
- When was Erma most popular?
- 1920 in the United States, when 1,529 babies were named Erma, its highest rank at 152nd.
- What name is Erma a form of?
- Erma is a form of Irma.