—2024 rank
1920peak year
54,888babies named Erma since 1880
▼ 33%5-year trend
Erma popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Erma mean?
A variant of Irma, from Germanic names with irmin 'whole, great'. A solid early twentieth-century American name.
OriginGermanic
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, classic
Names like Erma
Same era, same vibe — if you like Erma, these usually land on the shortlist too.
Famous Ermas
- Erma Bombeck, humorist
Spellings & variants
IrmaErmgardIrmgard
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