Fun Facts About the Name Earma
- 601 babies named Earma: U.S. records list 601 babies given the name Earma from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Earma Mean?
Earma is a rare feminine name with no independently recorded meaning. It is generally treated as a spelling variant of Erma, which is a variant of Irma. Irma is Germanic and is commonly explained as a short form of names beginning with the Old High German element irmin, usually translated "whole" or "universal"; the same element appears in Irmgard and Irmtraud. Some accounts gloss irmin as "great," and the precise sense of the element is uncertain. The conventional meaning belongs to the Irma/Erma tradition, not to a separate etymology of Earma.
Earma Name History & Origins
Irma arose in German-speaking Europe as a short form of compound names containing Irmin-, such as Irmgard and Irmtraud, and became an independent feminine given name. It was later used in other European languages. Erma is an English variant of Irma. Earma is a rare spelling of Erma; the added a after the initial E gives it a distinct written form but does not indicate a separate origin or historical tradition.
How Popular is the Name Earma?
Earma has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1938. Its best rank was #1,561 in 1938.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | #6,851 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #6,874 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #4,638 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #6,625 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1958 | #5,037 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #5,592 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #3,638 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1954 | #3,788 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #4,024 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1952 | #2,957 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1951 | #3,553 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1950 | #2,808 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1949 | #3,246 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #2,734 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1947 | #2,667 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1946 | #3,287 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1945 | #2,089 | 17 | 0.0013% |
| 1944 | #1,983 | 19 | 0.0014% |
| 1943 | #2,095 | 18 | 0.0013% |
| 1942 | #2,453 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1941 | #1,970 | 18 | 0.0015% |
| 1940 | #1,648 | 23 | 0.0020% |
| 1939 | #1,899 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1938 | #1,561 | 24 | 0.0022% |
| 1937 | #2,785 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1936 | #2,417 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1935 | #2,227 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1934 | #2,327 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1933 | #2,307 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1932 | #1,977 | 17 | 0.0016% |
| 1931 | #3,296 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1930 | #2,582 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1929 | #2,474 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1928 | #2,217 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1927 | #2,748 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1926 | #2,606 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1925 | #2,406 | 15 | 0.0012% |
| 1924 | #2,703 | 13 | 0.0010% |
| 1923 | #2,502 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1922 | #2,829 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1921 | #3,225 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1920 | #2,496 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1919 | #2,690 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1918 | #2,866 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1917 | #2,346 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1915 | #3,525 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1914 | #3,295 | 6 | 0.0008% |
| 1913 | #2,200 | 9 | 0.0014% |
| 1912 | #3,086 | 5 | 0.0009% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Earma Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are fine when in harmony but changeable when in discord, because many of your best qualities are then reversed. You are entertaining but may be impulsive. Freedom is a necessity, and you find it difficult to settle down. Your versatility results in many changes, and often brings travel. Your fine intellect is capable of high honors if applied seriously. You are capable of inspired thinking applied to material things. You can be restless, changeable, and very sexy. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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