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Jemma

Girl

Meaning of Jemma: Italian: 'gem'

Jemma is a girl's name most strongly associated with Italian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 837th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#837

313 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

8,002

First recorded 1915 · peak 2018

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 12 babies1985: 9 babies1986: 13 babies1987: 17 babies1988: 14 babies1989: 24 babies1990: 12 babies19901991: 12 babies1992: 16 babies1993: 14 babies1994: 15 babies1995: 18 babies1996: 19 babies1997: 31 babies1998: 34 babies1999: 26 babies2000: 27 babies20002001: 35 babies2002: 36 babies2003: 37 babies2004: 34 babies2005: 63 babies2006: 53 babies2007: 46 babies2008: 78 babies2009: 216 babies2010: 315 babies20102011: 319 babies2012: 409 babies2013: 431 babies2014: 451 babies2015: 413 babies2016: 490 babies2017: 497 babies2018: 594 babies2019: 541 babies2020: 500 babies20202021: 496 babies2022: 423 babies2023: 390 babies2024: 372 babies2025: 313 babies
US babies named Jemma per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 594.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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