Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2018

Jemma

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #866 Trend ↓ Falling 32%

A female given name from Italian, a spelling variant of Gemma; by folk etymology also used as a feminine form of James/Jem.

Rank 2025
#866
among girls · ↓109 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
313
named Jemma · -16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,135
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
594 babies
All-time total
8,002
#1,912 all-time among girls
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Jemma popularity over time

8,002 babies have been named Jemma since 1915, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2018Girls

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 27 3 – #3,510
1920s – – – –
1930s 5 1 – #4,875
1940s 8 1 +60% #4,028
1950s 10 1 +25% #5,766
1960s – – – –
1970s 61 6 – #5,264
1980s 115 12 +89% #4,052
1990s 197 20 +71% #3,520
2000s 625 63 +217% #1,163
2010s 4,460 446 +614% #528
2020s (to 2025) 2,494 416 -7% #584

Where Jemma 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 293 0.18 outside top 500
2027 276 0.17 outside top 500
2028 263 0.16 outside top 500
2029 252 0.16 outside top 500
2030 244 0.15 outside top 500

Where Jemma is most popular

Girls named Jemma per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.246 per 1,000. Strongest in Idaho, Iowa, and Nebraska.

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 Jemma 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
Idaho 23 0.687 +180%
Iowa 29 0.496 +102%
Nebraska 17 0.473 +92%
Missouri 56 0.465 +89%
Hawaii 5 0.436 +77%
Minnesota 47 0.436 +77%
Utah 34 0.409 +66%
Indiana 57 0.406 +65%
Wisconsin 41 0.398 +62%
Washington 56 0.388 +58%
Oregon 25 0.384 +56%
Arkansas 20 0.378 +54%
Pennsylvania 89 0.376 +53%
Michigan 68 0.373 +52%
Kansas 21 0.364 +48%
Connecticut 21 0.361 +47%
Ohio 80 0.337 +37%
Massachusetts 37 0.306 +25%
Illinois 67 0.293 +19%
Louisiana 25 0.286 +16%
Arizona 40 0.285 +16%
Florida 110 0.257 +5%
Tennessee 40 0.252 ≈ national
New York 96 0.242 ≈ national
North Carolina 54 0.237 ≈ national
Georgia 53 0.233 -5%
California 196 0.233 -5%
Virginia 39 0.229 -7%
Texas 183 0.228 -7%
Maryland 23 0.217 -12%
Kentucky 18 0.210 -14%
New Jersey 35 0.194 -21%
Oklahoma 14 0.190 -23%
Colorado 21 0.188 -23%
Alabama 17 0.181 -26%
Nevada 5 0.108 -56%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -77%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Jemma

Jemma is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #866 in 2025 with 313 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 8,002 American babies have been named Jemma. Its peak came in 2018, when 594 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 Jemma stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jemma?

The median living Jemma is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 13. An estimated 7,900 people named Jemma are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Jemma year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 313 #866
2024 372 #757
2023 390 #722
2022 423 #697
2021 496 #604
2020 500 #584
2019 541 #565
2018 594 #528
2017 497 #609
2016 490 #612
2015 413 #689
2014 451 #636
2013 431 #663
2012 409 #688
2011 319 #829
2010 315 #852
2009 216 #1,163
2008 78 #2,452
2007 46 #3,559
2006 53 #3,150
2005 63 #2,687
2004 34 #4,129
2003 37 #3,767
2002 36 #3,679
2001 35 #3,740
2000 27 #4,465
1995 18 #5,301
1990 12 #7,057
1985 9 #7,197
1980 7 #8,507
1975 8 #6,750
1970 7 #6,611
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 5 #6,231
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 5 #4,875
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 6 #4,004
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Jemma

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

  1. 1 Jemma Redgrave Jemma Redgrave British actress (born 1965) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Jemma?

The median living Jemma is about 8 years old. Half of all living Jemmas are between 4 and 13 years old.

How many people named Jemma are alive today?

An estimated 7,900 people named Jemma are alive in the United States, based on 8,002 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jemma mean?

A female given name from Italian, a spelling variant of Gemma; by folk etymology also used as a feminine form of James/Jem.

How popular is the name Jemma in 2025?

Jemma ranked #866 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 313 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jemma?

8,002 babies have been named Jemma in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jemma most popular?

Jemma peaked in 2018, when 594 newborns received the name.

Is Jemma a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Jemma rising or falling?

Jemma has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Jemma become more popular?

Jemma is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 244 girls named Jemma in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Jemma?

Well-known people named Jemma include Jemma Redgrave (actor).

Names like Jemma

Names that sound and feel close to Jemma: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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