girl's name
Jemma
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 14,249
the United States
#867
2025 births
Jemma is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 313 babies in the United States, ranking #867. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2018, when 594 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 10,592 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
Jemma over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 27 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 8 |
| 1950s | 10 |
| 1970s | 61 |
| 1980s | 115 |
| 1990s | 197 |
| 2000s | 625 |
| 2010s | 4,460 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,494 |
How popular is Jemma?
In 2025, Jemma was given to 313 babies in the United States, ranking #867 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Jemma 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 Jemma
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jemma also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jemma over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jemma
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jemma — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jemma
How popular is the name Jemma?
In 2025, Jemma was given to 313 babies in the United States, ranking #867 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Jemma a girl's or a boy's name?
Jemma is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Jemma most popular?
Jemma peaked in 2018, when 594 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Jemma a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jemma currently ranks #867 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.