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Jemima

Girl

Meaning of Jemima: Hebrew: 'dove'

Jemima is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3409th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 460th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3409

43 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#460

90 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,832

First recorded 1881 · peak 2018

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 10 babies1982: 12 babies1983: 10 babies1984: 11 babies1985: 11 babies1986: 12 babies1987: 9 babies1988: 17 babies1989: 14 babies1990: 13 babies19901991: 17 babies1992: 11 babies1993: 16 babies1994: 12 babies1995: 18 babies1996: 29 babies1997: 14 babies1998: 17 babies1999: 29 babies2000: 26 babies20002001: 24 babies2002: 24 babies2003: 34 babies2004: 32 babies2005: 30 babies2006: 36 babies2007: 43 babies2008: 33 babies2009: 51 babies2010: 34 babies20102011: 40 babies2012: 42 babies2013: 44 babies2014: 55 babies2015: 35 babies2016: 44 babies2017: 38 babies2018: 64 babies2019: 46 babies2020: 34 babies20202021: 41 babies2022: 54 babies2023: 62 babies2024: 56 babies2025: 43 babies
US babies named Jemima per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 64.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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