girl's name
Zema
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 188
Zema is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2019, when 21 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 301,477 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2011.
Zema over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 87 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 83 |
How popular is Zema?
In 2025, Zema was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Zema 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 Zema
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zema also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zema over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zema
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zema — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zema
How popular is the name Zema?
In 2025, Zema was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Zema a girl's or a boy's name?
Zema is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Zema most popular?
Zema peaked in 2019, when 21 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Zema a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zema currently ranks #5,506 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.