Is Erma a boy or girl name?
Erma is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 14 girls and 0 boys were named Erma, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 55,161 US babies named Erma were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,685
- Babies named Erma since 1880
- 55,161
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 1,541 babies
Boys and girls named Erma, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 540 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,895 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 3,623 | 100% |
| 1910s | 62 | 10,953 | 99.4% |
| 1920s | 67 | 14,260 | 99.5% |
| 1930s | 77 | 9,701 | 99.2% |
| 1940s | 27 | 6,555 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 5 | 3,916 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,719 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 639 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 385 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 235 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 224 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 179 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 99 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,685 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,606 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,053 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,454 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,927 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,853 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,781 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,904 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,545 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,344 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,055 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,154 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,417 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,784 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,636 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,575 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,420 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,284 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,085 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,980 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,987 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,955 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,710 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,043 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,608 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,437 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,711 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,645 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,081 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,282 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,366 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,282 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,562 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,831 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,426 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,246 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,623 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,481 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,611 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,636 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,488 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,337 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,314 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,986 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,223 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,996 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,978 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,721 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,488 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,602 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,455 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,227 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,353 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,296 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,060 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 116 | #958 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,076 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 146 | #824 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 151 | #807 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 220 | #696 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 184 | #758 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 216 | #702 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 243 | #658 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 242 | #650 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 269 | #607 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 303 | #562 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 358 | #502 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 308 | #528 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 356 | #481 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 412 | #430 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 419 | #424 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 457 | #385 |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,875 | 490 | #364 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 544 | #331 |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,851 | 546 | #333 |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,422 | 616 | #309 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 608 | #313 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 603 | #297 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 601 | #283 |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,519 | 640 | #273 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 719 | #258 |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,025 | 754 | #249 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 727 | #237 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 741 | #228 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,330 | 792 | #212 |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,683 | 786 | #217 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 833 | #203 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,274 | 842 | #201 |
| 1935 | 13 | #2,066 | 930 | #189 |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,076 | 1,008 | #180 |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,812 | 985 | #176 |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,229 | 1,167 | #166 |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,949 | 1,151 | #163 |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,495 | 1,207 | #169 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 1,246 | #166 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,343 | 1,382 | #157 |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,564 | 1,379 | #161 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 1,485 | #157 |
| 1925 | 9 | #2,999 | 1,490 | #162 |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,091 | 1,424 | #168 |
| 1923 | 6 | #3,955 | 1,389 | #168 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,336 | 1,411 | #164 |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,686 | 1,525 | #158 |
| 1920 | 12 | #2,503 | 1,529 | #152 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,369 | 1,497 | #147 |
| 1918 | 9 | #2,945 | 1,463 | #153 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 1,436 | #148 |
| 1916 | 8 | #3,000 | 1,378 | #145 |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,696 | 1,375 | #139 |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,017 | 993 | #147 |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,341 | 865 | #140 |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,110 | 774 | #141 |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,825 | 595 | #138 |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,467 | 577 | #140 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 487 | #145 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 477 | #144 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 439 | #150 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 444 | #139 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 330 | #164 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 345 | #157 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 302 | #165 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 288 | #166 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 236 | #183 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 275 | #188 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 247 | #173 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 240 | #188 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 213 | #185 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 192 | #199 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 203 | #191 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 211 | #185 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 155 | #203 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 160 | #198 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 139 | #192 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 135 | #205 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 96 | #237 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 83 | #253 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 62 | #269 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 64 | #261 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 55 | #267 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 53 | #270 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 38 | #288 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 31 | #321 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 28 | #298 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 30 | #284 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Erma reached #1,467 in 1910. As a girl name, it reached #138 in 1911. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Erma
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.