Erma Girl
How popular is Erma?
#5,237 girl name in 2025
24 baby girls were named Erma in the US in 2025, making it the 5237th most popular girl name.
13,657living people named Erma (est.)
78median age of people named Erma
55,187babies named Erma since 1880
1 in 138,139US babies born in 2025
Erma popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,237 for girls (▲ 2353 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 24 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-4% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,286 in 2015, #5,846 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1920 (1,529 girls) |
| Highest rank | #138 in 1911 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Erma is most popular
Babies named Erma per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Wisconsin: 0.1 per 1,000 (7 girls)
- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (14 girls)
- Indiana: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Erma by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 540 | #237 |
| 1890s | 1,895 | #173 |
| 1900s | 3,623 | #139 |
| 1910s | 10,953 | #138 |
| 1920s | 14,260 | #152 |
| 1930s | 9,701 | #163 |
| 1940s | 6,555 | #227 |
| 1950s | 3,916 | #330 |
| 1960s | 1,719 | #653 |
| 1970s | 639 | #1,226 |
| 1980s | 385 | #1,981 |
| 1990s | 235 | #3,346 |
| 2000s | 225 | #4,812 |
| 2010s | 179 | #5,286 |
| 2020s | 124 | #5,233 |
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Questions
- Is Erma a boy or girl name?
- Erma is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Erma were girls.
- How popular is the name Erma?
- 24 baby girls were named Erma in the US in 2025, making it the 5237th most popular girl name.
- When was Erma most popular?
- Erma peaked in 1920, when 1,529 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #138 in 1911.
- How many people are named Erma?
- 55,187 babies have been named Erma in the US since 1880. We estimate about 13,657 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 78.
- Where is Erma most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Erma was most common in Wisconsin, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.