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Jemimah

Girl

Meaning of Jemimah: Hebrew: 'dove'

Jemimah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 6080th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1230th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6080

18 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1230

27 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

562

First recorded 1980 · peak 2018

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 8 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 5 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 8 babies20002001: 6 babies2002: 6 babies2003: 13 babies2004: 16 babies2005: 10 babies2006: 14 babies2007: 8 babies2008: 12 babies2009: 15 babies2010: 21 babies20102011: 16 babies2012: 20 babies2013: 27 babies2014: 24 babies2015: 31 babies2016: 29 babies2017: 28 babies2018: 31 babies2019: 29 babies2020: 27 babies20202021: 28 babies2022: 24 babies2023: 24 babies2024: 29 babies2025: 18 babies
US babies named Jemimah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 31.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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