Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Erma

#557 most common girls' name of all time · #1,036 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#557
Rank overall
#1,036 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
55,187
Since 2016
191
Peak year
1920 #152
Best rank
#139 1906
Girls Boys peak 1,541/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Erma is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 24 — 24 #5,239
2024 14 — 14 #7,596
2023 22 — 22 #5,550
2022 20 — 20 #5,984
2021 24 — 24 #5,238
2020 20 — 20 #5,850
2019 21 — 21 #5,798
2018 12 — 12 #8,618
2017 21 — 21 #5,821
2016 13 — 13 #8,393
2015 25 — 25 #5,291
2014 21 — 21 #5,994
2013 17 — 17 #7,036
2012 20 — 20 #6,342
2011 13 — 13 #8,615
2010 16 — 16 #7,516
2009 12 — 12 #9,380
2008 26 — 26 #5,435
2007 26 — 26 #5,377
2006 26 — 26 #5,233
2005 20 — 20 #6,000
2004 27 — 27 #4,818
2003 25 — 25 #4,946
2002 24 — 24 #4,908
2001 16 — 16 #6,621
2000 23 — 23 #4,981
1999 15 — 15 #6,487
1998 19 — 19 #5,364
1997 22 — 22 #4,662
1996 22 — 22 #4,583
1995 19 — 19 #5,019
1994 24 — 24 #4,239
1993 33 — 33 #3,353
1992 24 — 24 #4,238
1991 30 — 30 #3,543
1990 27 — 27 #3,814
1989 30 — 30 #3,402
1988 30 — 30 #3,226
1987 38 — 38 #2,613
1986 40 — 40 #2,470
1985 37 — 37 #2,601
1984 35 — 35 #2,626
1983 37 — 37 #2,475
1982 42 — 42 #2,328
1981 43 — 43 #2,306
1980 53 — 53 #1,982
1979 44 — 44 #2,218
1978 48 — 48 #1,988
1977 49 — 49 #1,977
1976 56 — 56 #1,714
1975 69 — 69 #1,482
1974 59 — 59 #1,598
1973 66 — 66 #1,450
1972 86 — 86 #1,226
1971 79 — 79 #1,350
1970 83 — 83 #1,294
1969 107 — 107 #1,059
1968 116 — 116 #959
1967 94 — 94 #1,071
1966 146 — 146 #824
1965 151 — 151 #807
1964 220 — 220 #696
1963 184 — 184 #758
1962 216 — 216 #702
1961 244 — 244 #657
1960 241 — 241 #654
1959 269 — 269 #607
1958 303 — 303 #562
1957 358 — 358 #501
1956 308 — 308 #528
1955 356 — 356 #481
1954 412 — 412 #430
1953 419 — 419 #424
1952 457 — 457 #385
1951 490 5 495 #364
1950 544 — 544 #330
1949 546 5 551 #333
1948 616 6 622 #309
1947 608 — 608 #313
1946 603 — 603 #298
1945 601 — 601 #283
1944 640 9 649 #273
1943 719 — 719 #258
1942 754 7 761 #249
1941 727 — 727 #238
1940 741 — 741 #227
1939 792 10 802 #212
1938 786 5 791 #217
1937 833 — 833 #203
1936 842 6 848 #201
1935 930 13 943 #188
1934 1,008 7 1,015 #180
1933 985 8 993 #176
1932 1,167 12 1,179 #166
1931 1,151 5 1,156 #163
1930 1,207 11 1,218 #169
1929 1,246 — 1,246 #166
1928 1,382 5 1,387 #157
1927 1,379 7 1,386 #161
1926 1,485 — 1,485 #157
1925 1,490 9 1,499 #162
1924 1,424 9 1,433 #168
1923 1,389 6 1,395 #168
1922 1,411 8 1,419 #163
1921 1,525 11 1,536 #158
1920 1,529 12 1,541 #152
1919 1,497 5 1,502 #147
1918 1,463 9 1,472 #153
1917 1,436 — 1,436 #148
1916 1,378 8 1,386 #145
1915 1,375 9 1,384 #139
1914 993 6 999 #147
1913 865 7 872 #141
1912 774 7 781 #141
1911 595 5 600 #139
1910 577 6 583 #140
1909 487 — 487 #145
1908 477 — 477 #144
1907 439 — 439 #150
1906 444 — 444 #139
1905 330 — 330 #164
1904 345 — 345 #157
1903 302 — 302 #165
1902 288 — 288 #166
1901 236 — 236 #183
1900 275 — 275 #188
1899 247 — 247 #173
1898 240 — 240 #189
1897 213 — 213 #185
1896 192 — 192 #199
1895 203 — 203 #192
1894 211 — 211 #185
1893 155 — 155 #205
1892 160 — 160 #199
1891 139 — 139 #193
1890 135 — 135 #206
1889 96 — 96 #239
1888 83 — 83 #253
1887 62 — 62 #268
1886 64 — 64 #262
1885 55 — 55 #270
1884 53 — 53 #270
1883 38 — 38 #289
1882 31 — 31 #320
1881 28 — 28 #298
1880 30 — 30 #284