Erma
#5,238 for girls in 2025, 24 births · Last seen for boys in 1951 at #3,714
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1911 · 595 births
- Debut · girls
- 30 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 54,949since 1880
Erma over time
Rank among girls' names. Erma has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,238 | 24 | — | |
| 2024 | #7,594 | 14 | — | |
| 2023 | #5,549 | 22 | — | |
| 2022 | #5,984 | 20 | — | |
| 2021 | #5,237 | 24 | — | |
| 2020 | #5,850 | 20 | — | |
| 2019 | #5,798 | 21 | — | |
| 2018 | #8,617 | 12 | — | |
| 2017 | #5,821 | 21 | — | |
| 2016 | #8,393 | 13 | — | |
| 2015 | #5,288 | 25 | — | |
| 2014 | #5,993 | 21 | — | |
| 2013 | #7,031 | 17 | — | |
| 2012 | #6,341 | 20 | — | |
| 2011 | #8,614 | 13 | — | |
| 2010 | #7,513 | 16 | — | |
| 2009 | #9,379 | 12 | — | |
| 2008 | #5,434 | 26 | — | |
| 2007 | #5,377 | 26 | — | |
| 2006 | #5,233 | 26 | — | |
| 2005 | #5,999 | 20 | — | |
| 2004 | #4,816 | 27 | — | |
| 2003 | #4,943 | 25 | — | |
| 2002 | #4,906 | 24 | — | |
| 2001 | #6,619 | 16 | — | |
| 2000 | #4,981 | 23 | — | |
| 1999 | #6,484 | 15 | — | |
| 1998 | #5,363 | 19 | — | |
| 1997 | #4,660 | 22 | — | |
| 1996 | #4,583 | 22 | — | |
| 1995 | #5,019 | 19 | — | |
| 1994 | #4,238 | 24 | — | |
| 1993 | #3,351 | 33 | — | |
| 1992 | #4,236 | 24 | — | |
| 1991 | #3,540 | 30 | — | |
| 1990 | #3,813 | 27 | — | |
| 1989 | #3,402 | 30 | — | |
| 1988 | #3,225 | 30 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,612 | 38 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,470 | 40 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,601 | 37 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,625 | 35 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,475 | 37 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,327 | 42 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,305 | 43 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,981 | 53 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,218 | 44 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,987 | 48 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,976 | 49 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,714 | 56 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,481 | 69 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,598 | 59 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,450 | 66 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,226 | 86 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,350 | 79 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,293 | 83 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,059 | 107 | — | |
| 1968 | #958 | 116 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,071 | 94 | — | |
| 1966 | #823 | 146 | — | |
| 1965 | #807 | 151 | — | |
| 1964 | #695 | 220 | — | |
| 1963 | #758 | 184 | — | |
| 1962 | #702 | 216 | — | |
| 1961 | #657 | 244 | — | |
| 1960 | #653 | 241 | — | |
| 1959 | #607 | 269 | — | |
| 1958 | #562 | 303 | — | |
| 1957 | #501 | 358 | — | |
| 1956 | #528 | 308 | — | |
| 1955 | #481 | 356 | — | |
| 1954 | #430 | 412 | — | |
| 1953 | #424 | 419 | — | |
| 1952 | #385 | 457 | — | |
| 1951 | #363 | 490 | #3,714 | 5 |
| 1950 | #330 | 544 | — | |
| 1949 | #333 | 546 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #308 | 616 | #3,316 | 6 |
| 1947 | #313 | 608 | — | |
| 1946 | #297 | 603 | — | |
| 1945 | #283 | 601 | — | |
| 1944 | #273 | 640 | #2,467 | 9 |
| 1943 | #258 | 719 | — | |
| 1942 | #249 | 754 | #2,940 | 7 |
| 1941 | #237 | 727 | — | |
| 1940 | #227 | 741 | — | |
| 1939 | #212 | 792 | #2,288 | 10 |
| 1938 | #216 | 786 | #3,534 | 5 |
| 1937 | #203 | 833 | — | |
| 1936 | #201 | 842 | #3,147 | 6 |
| 1935 | #188 | 930 | #2,029 | 13 |
| 1934 | #180 | 1,008 | #2,973 | 7 |
| 1933 | #176 | 985 | #2,738 | 8 |
| 1932 | #166 | 1,167 | #2,191 | 12 |
| 1931 | #163 | 1,151 | #3,763 | 5 |
| 1930 | #169 | 1,207 | #2,444 | 11 |
| 1929 | #166 | 1,246 | — | |
| 1928 | #157 | 1,382 | #4,151 | 5 |
| 1927 | #161 | 1,379 | #3,451 | 7 |
| 1926 | #157 | 1,485 | — | |
| 1925 | #162 | 1,490 | #2,936 | 9 |
| 1924 | #168 | 1,424 | #3,023 | 9 |
| 1923 | #168 | 1,389 | #3,822 | 6 |
| 1922 | #163 | 1,411 | #3,252 | 8 |
| 1921 | #158 | 1,525 | #2,632 | 11 |
| 1920 | #152 | 1,529 | #2,459 | 12 |
| 1919 | #147 | 1,497 | #4,168 | 5 |
| 1918 | #153 | 1,463 | #2,882 | 9 |
| 1917 | #148 | 1,436 | — | |
| 1916 | #145 | 1,378 | #2,926 | 8 |
| 1915 | #139 | 1,375 | #2,621 | 9 |
| 1914 | #147 | 993 | #2,915 | 6 |
| 1913 | #140 | 865 | #2,273 | 7 |
| 1912 | #141 | 774 | #2,045 | 7 |
| 1911 | #138 | 595 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1910 | #140 | 577 | #1,421 | 6 |
| 1909 | #145 | 487 | — | |
| 1908 | #144 | 477 | — | |
| 1907 | #150 | 439 | — | |
| 1906 | #139 | 444 | — | |
| 1905 | #164 | 330 | — | |
| 1904 | #157 | 345 | — | |
| 1903 | #165 | 302 | — | |
| 1902 | #166 | 288 | — | |
| 1901 | #183 | 236 | — | |
| 1900 | #188 | 275 | — | |
| 1899 | #173 | 247 | — | |
| 1898 | #188 | 240 | — | |
| 1897 | #185 | 213 | — | |
| 1896 | #199 | 192 | — | |
| 1895 | #191 | 203 | — | |
| 1894 | #185 | 211 | — | |
| 1893 | #203 | 155 | — | |
| 1892 | #198 | 160 | — | |
| 1891 | #192 | 139 | — | |
| 1890 | #205 | 135 | — | |
| 1889 | #237 | 96 | — | |
| 1888 | #253 | 83 | — | |
| 1887 | #268 | 62 | — | |
| 1886 | #260 | 64 | — | |
| 1885 | #266 | 55 | — | |
| 1884 | #268 | 53 | — | |
| 1883 | #287 | 38 | — | |
| 1882 | #317 | 31 | — | |
| 1881 | #297 | 28 | — | |
| 1880 | #282 | 30 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Erma was already there! It came in at #282, and was given to 30 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2009–2011, when fewer than 17 girls a year got the name.
Where Erma is popular in 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arkansas#69 · 1 in 303
- Missouri#78 · 1 in 364
- Oklahoma#107 · 1 in 476
- Kansas#115 · 1 in 518
- West Virginia#118 · 1 in 540
Best ever in a state: #9 in Utah, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #69 | 57 | 1 in 303 |
| Missouri | #78 | 71 | 1 in 364 |
| Oklahoma | #107 | 42 | 1 in 476 |
| Kansas | #115 | 24 | 1 in 518 |
| West Virginia | #118 | 34 | 1 in 540 |
| Mississippi | #131 | 38 | 1 in 560 |
| Louisiana | #143 | 35 | 1 in 585 |
| Colorado | #160 | 11 | 1 in 720 |
| Texas | #160 | 78 | 1 in 704 |
| Nebraska | #165 | 10 | 1 in 978 |
| Iowa | #166 | 17 | 1 in 1,093 |
| Indiana | #168 | 19 | 1 in 1,220 |
| Michigan | #172 | 31 | 1 in 1,250 |
| Virginia | #172 | 27 | 1 in 842 |
| Pennsylvania | #179 | 55 | 1 in 1,292 |
| Tennessee | #188 | 27 | 1 in 978 |
| Alabama | #191 | 32 | 1 in 886 |
| Ohio | #200 | 30 | 1 in 1,563 |
| Kentucky | #205 | 22 | 1 in 1,170 |
| Georgia | #211 | 25 | 1 in 1,175 |
| North Carolina | #219 | 25 | 1 in 1,425 |
| Florida | #229 | 11 | 1 in 1,144 |
| Maryland | #229 | 6 | 1 in 1,852 |
| Illinois | #238 | 24 | 1 in 2,106 |
| California | #265 | 20 | 1 in 1,841 |
| Wisconsin | #306 | 6 | 1 in 3,787 |
| Minnesota | #329 | 5 | 1 in 3,976 |
| South Carolina | #337 | 7 | 1 in 2,852 |
| New Jersey | #347 | 5 | 1 in 4,701 |
| New York | #404 | 15 | 1 in 5,460 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Erma
- 2,356 spots since 2024 (#7,594 → #5,238)
- 612 spots since 2020 (#5,850 → #5,238)
- 50 spots since 2015 (#5,288 → #5,238)
- Biggest jump: 113 spots in 1968 (#1,071 → #958)
- Biggest drop: 248 spots in 1967 (#823 → #1,071)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1911 at #138 (595 births)
- Births halved by 1959, 48 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 88 yrs · run 1880–1966
- Highest: 1 in 665 girls born in 1906 were named Erma (0.15%)
- Latest: 1 in 66,969 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #138 in 1911, was only 1 in 703 (0.14%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 26.0% of all girls named Erma (14,260) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 540 | #237 (1889) | #274 |
| 1890s | 1,895 | #173 (1899) | #192 |
| 1900s | 3,623 | #139 (1906) | #160 |
| 1910s | 10,953 | #138 (1911) | #144 |
| 1920s | 14,260 | #152 (1920) | #161 |
| 1930s | 9,701 | #163 (1931) | #187 |
| 1940s | 6,555 | #227 (1940) | #278 |
| 1950s | 3,916 | #330 (1950) | #461 |
| 1960s | 1,719 | #653 (1960) | #818 |
| 1970s | 639 | #1,226 (1972) | #1,629 |
| 1980s | 385 | #1,981 (1980) | #2,602 |
| 1990s | 235 | #3,351 (1993) | #4,529 |
| 2000s | 225 | #4,816 (2004) | #5,769 |
| 2010s | 179 | #5,288 (2015) | #6,941 |
| 2020s | 124 | #5,237 (2021) | #5,909 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Erma in 1936
Top girls' names in 1936
Top boys' names in 1936
More about 1936
girls
1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 1,236 of them was named Erma, which outranked 95.9% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
- ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
- ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
- ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
- ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 172,868 of them was named Erma, which outranked 22.0% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).