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Erma Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Erma?

The rare name Erma was the 8,718th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Erma, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #138 was reached in 1911.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1920 with 1,529 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Erma was 11 in 2009.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Erma occurred roughly during the years 1883-1890, 1891-1894, 1903-1906, 1907-1915, and 2009-2015, whereas 1964-1967, 1969-1974, and 1996-1999 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Erma popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

For a number of years, the name Erma has been moving downward in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Erma lately has dropped.

The name Erma is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Erma has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Erma (Girl)Erma (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 12 8,718 < 5 --
2017 21 5,886 < 5 --
2016 13 8,525 < 5 --
2015 25 5,331 < 5 --
2014 21 6,049 < 5 --
2013 17 7,146 < 5 --
2012 19 6,668 < 5 --
2011 13 8,774 < 5 --
2010 14 8,386 < 5 --
2009 11 10,181 < 5 --
2008 26 5,478 < 5 --
2007 25 5,573 < 5 --
2006 26 5,281 < 5 --
2005 18 6,626 < 5 --
2004 26 4,978 < 5 --
2003 22 5,474 < 5 --
2002 23 5,129 < 5 --
2001 16 6,707 < 5 --
2000 23 5,038 < 5 --
1999 14 6,940 < 5 --
1998 18 5,645 < 5 --
1997 22 4,708 < 5 --
1996 22 4,645 < 5 --
1995 19 5,081 < 5 --
1994 24 4,279 < 5 --
1993 33 3,367 < 5 --
1992 24 4,281 < 5 --
1991 30 3,561 < 5 --
1990 27 3,830 < 5 --
1989 30 3,427 < 5 --
1988 30 3,246 < 5 --
1987 38 2,624 < 5 --
1986 40 2,481 < 5 --
1985 37 2,611 < 5 --
1984 37 2,528 < 5 --
1983 38 2,441 < 5 --
1982 42 2,336 < 5 --
1981 43 2,314 < 5 --
1980 53 1,986 < 5 --
1979 44 2,220 < 5 --
1978 48 1,996 < 5 --
1977 49 1,979 < 5 --
1976 56 1,721 < 5 --
1975 69 1,487 < 5 --
1974 59 1,602 < 5 --
1973 66 1,455 < 5 --
1972 86 1,225 < 5 --
1971 79 1,352 < 5 --
1970 83 1,295 < 5 --
1969 107 1,061 < 5 --
1968 116 959 < 5 --
1967 94 1,075 < 5 --
1966 146 824 < 5 --
1965 151 807 < 5 --
1964 220 696 < 5 --
1963 185 757 < 5 --
1962 215 705 < 5 --
1961 242 660 < 5 --
1960 243 647 < 5 --
1959 269 606 < 5 --
1958 303 560 < 5 --
1957 359 501 < 5 --
1956 307 530 < 5 --
1955 356 480 < 5 --
1954 412 430 < 5 --
1953 419 424 < 5 --
1952 457 385 < 5 --
1951 490 364 5 3,875
1950 543 331 < 5 --
1949 547 333 5 3,850
1948 616 309 6 3,421
1947 608 313 < 5 --
1946 602 298 < 5 --
1945 601 283 < 5 --
1944 640 273 9 2,520
1943 719 258 < 5 --
1942 755 249 7 3,025
1941 726 238 < 5 --
1940 740 228 < 5 --
1939 792 212 10 2,331
1938 786 217 5 3,684
1937 834 203 < 5 --
1936 841 201 6 3,275
1935 929 189 13 2,066
1934 1,008 180 7 3,075
1933 984 176 8 2,813
1932 1,167 166 12 2,228
1931 1,151 163 5 3,950
1930 1,207 169 11 2,496
1929 1,246 166 < 5 --
1928 1,382 157 5 4,343
1927 1,379 161 7 3,564
1926 1,485 157 < 5 --
1925 1,490 162 9 2,998
1924 1,424 168 9 3,091
1923 1,390 168 6 3,954
1922 1,411 164 8 3,335
1921 1,525 158 11 2,687
1920 1,529 152 12 2,504
1919 1,497 147 5 4,369
1918 1,463 153 9 2,945
1917 1,436 148 < 5 --
1916 1,378 145 8 3,000
1915 1,375 139 9 2,696
1914 993 147 6 3,017
1913 865 140 7 2,341
1912 774 141 7 2,110
1911 595 138 5 1,825
1910 577 140 6 1,467
1909 487 145 < 5 --
1908 477 144 < 5 --
1907 439 150 < 5 --
1906 444 139 < 5 --
1905 330 164 < 5 --
1904 345 157 < 5 --
1903 302 165 < 5 --
1902 288 166 < 5 --
1901 236 183 < 5 --
1900 275 188 < 5 --
1899 247 173 < 5 --
1898 240 188 < 5 --
1897 213 185 < 5 --
1896 192 199 < 5 --
1895 203 191 < 5 --
1894 211 185 < 5 --
1893 155 203 < 5 --
1892 160 198 < 5 --
1891 139 192 < 5 --
1890 135 205 < 5 --
1889 96 237 < 5 --
1888 83 253 < 5 --
1887 62 269 < 5 --
1886 64 261 < 5 --
1885 55 267 < 5 --
1884 53 270 < 5 --
1883 38 288 < 5 --
1882 31 321 < 5 --
1881 28 298 < 5 --
1880 30 284 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.