The first name Irma
A girl’s name meaning “whole”, “entire”.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Irma means “whole”, “entire”.
From German Irma in the nineteenth century. Short form of Germanic names beginning with irm(en)-, erm(en) "whole, entire", from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz. Cognate with English Emma.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Irma last appeared in the official list in 2016, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2004, with 4 births (#3,725).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Irma with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Irma at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 50 girls born in the United States were named Irma, the 3,181st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1920, when 1,393 were.
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.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
Famous people named Irma
15 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Irma GreseGerman concentration camp guard (1923–1945)
- Irma ThomasAmerican soul and rhythm and blues singer, born 1941
- Irma P. HallAmerican actress, born 1935
- IrmaCameroonian singer-songwriter, born 1988
- Irma AdelmanAmerican economist (1930-2017)
- Irma Saenger-SetheBelgian violinist, 1876–1958
- Irma KurtiAlbanian poet, born 1966
- Irma BoomDutch graphic designer (born 1960)
- Irma SeikkulaFinnish actress, 1914–2001
- Irma WymanAmerican computer scientist (1928–2015)
- Irma AdlawanFilipino actress (born 1972)
- Irma St. PauleAmerican actress (1926–2007)
Questions
- What does the name Irma mean?
- Irma means “whole”, “entire”.
- How popular is the name Irma?
- In 2016, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Irma, ranking 5,785th. Its peak was 2004, with 4 births.
- Is Irma a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 74,021 US babies named Irma since 1880 were girls.
- When was Irma most popular?
- 1920 in the United States, when 1,393 babies were named Irma, its highest rank at 164th.
- What are other spellings of Irma?
- Erma.