Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2018

Jemima

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,544 Trend ↑ Rising 17%
Rank 2025
#3,544
among girls · ↓592 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
43
named Jemima · -23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 37,378
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
64 babies
All-time total
1,832
#4,987 all-time among girls
First recorded
1881
in Social Security records

Jemima popularity over time

1,832 babies have been named Jemima since 1881, 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 1885Girls

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 55 6 – #713
1890s 63 6 +15% #846
1900s 50 5 -21% #1,198
1910s 97 10 +94% #1,955
1920s 76 8 -22% #3,248
1930s 24 2 -68% #3,292
1940s 11 1 -54% #4,171
1950s – – – –
1960s 16 2 – #6,327
1970s 86 9 +438% #4,106
1980s 113 11 +31% #4,927
1990s 176 18 +56% #3,766
2000s 333 33 +89% #3,269
2010s 442 44 +33% #2,697
2020s (to 2025) 290 48 +9% #2,774

Where Jemima 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 43 0.03 outside top 500
2027 44 0.03 outside top 500
2028 44 0.03 outside top 500
2029 44 0.03 outside top 500
2030 44 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Jemima

Jemima is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,544 in 2025 with 43 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1881, 1,832 American babies have been named Jemima. Its peak came in 2018, when 64 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Jemima stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jemima?

The median living Jemima is about 15 years old; half are between 7 and 27. An estimated 1,500 people named Jemima are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

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

Jemima year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 43 #3,544
2024 56 #2,952
2023 62 #2,774
2022 54 #3,051
2021 41 #3,707
2020 34 #4,112
2019 46 #3,416
2018 64 #2,697
2017 38 #3,948
2016 44 #3,553
2015 35 #4,182
2014 55 #3,056
2013 44 #3,531
2012 42 #3,745
2011 40 #3,806
2010 34 #4,342
2009 51 #3,269
2008 33 #4,582
2007 43 #3,744
2006 36 #4,104
2005 30 #4,523
2004 32 #4,323
2003 34 #3,980
2002 24 #4,981
2001 24 #4,899
2000 26 #4,590
1995 18 #5,300
1990 13 #6,622
1985 11 #6,202
1980 7 #8,506
1975 13 #4,694
1970 6 #7,426
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 8 #3,292
1930 – –
1925 8 #3,849
1920 8 #3,778
1915 12 #2,466
1910 6 #2,274
1905 6 #1,803
1900 11 #1,198
1895 8 #1,246
1890 6 #1,273
1885 10 #713
1880 – –

Famous people named Jemima

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Jemima Kirke Jemima Kirke British-American actress (born 1985) Contemporary
  2. 2 Jemima Sumgong Jemima Sumgong Kenyan long-distance runner b. 1984 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Jemima?

The median living Jemima is about 15 years old. Half of all living Jemimas are between 7 and 27 years old.

How many people named Jemima are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Jemima are alive in the United States, based on 1,832 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Jemima in 2025?

Jemima ranked #3,544 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 43 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jemima?

1,832 babies have been named Jemima in the United States since 1881, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jemima most popular?

Jemima peaked in 2018, when 64 newborns received the name.

Is Jemima a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Jemima rising or falling?

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

Will Jemima become more popular?

Jemima looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 44 girls named Jemima in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Jemima?

Well-known people named Jemima include Jemima Kirke (actor), Jemima Sumgong (athlete).

Names like Jemima

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