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Jemma

Girl's name · #866 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Jemma reached its best rank, #528, in 2018 and ranked #866 in 2025. Roughly 8,000 girls have been named Jemma since 1915.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#907 in Scotland (2025) · #1,212 in Canada (2024).

Famous Jemmas

• Jemma Redgrave — British actress
• Jemma McKenzie-Brown — Actress, singer, dancer
• Jemma Reekie — Scottish middle-distance runner
• Jemma Lowe — British swimmer
• Jemma Nunu Kumba — Minister for Housing & Physical Planning in the Cabinet of South Sudan

In stories & tradition

• Jemma Simmons — Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV series)

What Jemmas become

Among 65 notable people named Jemma:

Entertainers appear 2.58× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jemma Redgrave, British actress.

Similar names: Emmeline · Jhene · Gema · Scout · Giavanna · Remy

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