girl's name
Jema
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 455
Jema is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2011, when 26 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 221,043 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1976.
Jema over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 |
| 1980s | 23 |
| 1990s | 55 |
| 2000s | 75 |
| 2010s | 186 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 65 |
How popular is Jema?
In 2025, Jema was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Jema is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jema
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jema also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jema over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jema
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jema — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jema
How popular is the name Jema?
In 2025, Jema was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Jema a girl's or a boy's name?
Jema is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Jema most popular?
Jema peaked in 2011, when 26 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Jema a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jema currently ranks #7,190 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.