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girls' name ★ peaked 2022

Gema

Meaning Gema is a given name Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,996 Trend ↑ Rising 72%

Gema is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Gema Alava, Spanish artist Gema Climent, Spanish psychologist Gema Hassen-Bey, Spanish wheelchair fencer Gema…

Rank 2025
#1,996
among girls · ↓258 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
96
named Gema · -18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 16,742
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
125 babies
All-time total
2,919
#3,660 all-time among girls
First recorded
1959
in Social Security records

Gema popularity over time

2,919 babies have been named Gema since 1959, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2022Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s 12 1 – #3,687
1960s 61 6 +408% #4,030
1970s 101 10 +66% #4,372
1980s 184 18 +82% #2,890
1990s 612 61 +233% #1,583
2000s 681 68 +11% #2,001
2010s 637 64 -6% #2,273
2020s (to 2025) 631 105 +65% #1,677

Where Gema is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 105 0.07 outside top 500
2027 113 0.07 outside top 500
2028 121 0.08 outside top 500
2029 127 0.08 outside top 500
2030 133 0.08 outside top 500

Where Gema is most popular

Girls named Gema per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.068 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Gema born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 116 0.138 +104%
Texas 106 0.132 +95%
Florida 41 0.096 +42%
Colorado 10 0.090 +32%
Arizona 12 0.086 +26%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 ≈ national
Georgia 14 0.062 -9%
Indiana 5 0.036 -47%
North Carolina 6 0.026 -61%
Illinois 5 0.022 -68%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -69%
New York 5 0.013 -81%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
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New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Gema

Gema is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,996 in 2025 with 96 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1959, 2,919 American babies have been named Gema. Its peak came in 2022, when 125 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Gema stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Gema?

The median living Gema is about 18 years old; half are between 7 and 28. An estimated 2,900 people named Gema are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Gema year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 96 #1,996
2024 117 #1,738
2023 122 #1,693
2022 125 #1,677
2021 89 #2,122
2020 82 #2,202
2019 57 #2,899
2018 62 #2,761
2017 82 #2,273
2016 55 #3,029
2015 76 #2,419
2014 61 #2,822
2013 55 #3,019
2012 67 #2,663
2011 59 #2,923
2010 63 #2,791
2009 62 #2,834
2008 67 #2,728
2007 66 #2,763
2006 57 #2,996
2005 60 #2,768
2004 47 #3,236
2003 86 #2,070
2002 85 #2,037
2001 85 #2,001
2000 66 #2,347
1995 87 #1,690
1990 41 #2,820
1985 21 #3,895
1980 18 #4,203
1975 8 #6,705
1970 11 #4,851
1965 11 #4,030
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Gema, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Gema?

The median living Gema is about 18 years old. Half of all living Gemas are between 7 and 28 years old.

How many people named Gema are alive today?

An estimated 2,900 people named Gema are alive in the United States, based on 2,919 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Gema mean?

Gema is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Gema Alava, Spanish artist Gema Climent, Spanish psychologist Gema Hassen-Bey, Spanish wheelchair fencer Gema León, Mexican volleyball player Gema Martínez López, Mexican

How popular is the name Gema in 2025?

Gema ranked #1,996 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 96 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Gema?

2,919 babies have been named Gema in the United States since 1959, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Gema most popular?

Gema peaked in 2022, when 125 newborns received the name.

Is Gema a boy or girl name?

Gema is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Gema rising or falling?

Gema is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Gema become more popular?

Gema is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 133 girls named Gema in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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