as a First Name
Pet form of various girls' names of Germanic origin beginning with the element irm(en), erm(en) ‘whole, entire’, for example Irmgard and Irmtraud. It was introduced to the English-speaking world at the end of the 19th century and gained some currency following the release of the film Irma la Douce (1963), in which Shirley MacLaine plays the title role.
| 471st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 111,645
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Texas
- has the most people named Irma per capita
- 1911
- marked the height of its popularity
99.97%
0.03%
54%
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55+
35%
30-54
30-54
7%
13-29
13-29
5%
0-12
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