Irma is a girl's name of German origin meaning “world.” In 2024 it was given to 67 girls in the United States.
Irma belongs to the German tradition. Its meaning — “world” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Irma first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #137 in 1911, and in 2024 67 babies received the name — 73,717 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Irma means “world” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Irma is a girl name. In 2024, 67 babies received the name in the US.
Irma comes from the German tradition.
Irma first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #137 in 1911, and 67 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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