Feminine dossier · first seen 1959
Gema
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2022
Peak births
125
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Gema
How many people are named Gema?
An estimated 2,851 living Americans are named Gema.
How rare is Gema?
Gema is uncommon among babies today, with 96 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 23.2% from its 2022 peak.
How old is the typical Gema?
The median age of a living American named Gema is approximately 19 years, with most bearers falling between 8 and 29 years old.
Is Gema still popular?
Yes — Gema is currently rising in popularity, with 96 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.4× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Gema most common?
Gema has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 4.8× more often than the national baseline.
1959Peak 20222025
Peak year
2022
Decline from peak
23.2%
2025
96
All-time
2,919
Where it lives now
Gema is most concentrated in California — about 2.8× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Gema is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.