Feminine dossier · first seen 1915
Jemma
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2018
Peak era
2018
Peak births
594
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Jemma
How many people are named Jemma?
An estimated 7,878 living Americans are named Jemma.
How rare is Jemma?
Jemma is uncommon among babies today, with 313 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 47.3% from its 2018 peak.
How old is the typical Jemma?
The median age of a living American named Jemma is approximately 9 years, with most bearers falling between 5 and 14 years old.
Is Jemma still popular?
Not especially. Jemma has been declining since its 2018 peak and registered 313 births in 2025.
Where is Jemma most common?
Jemma has its strongest geographic signal in Iowa, where it appears 3.0× more often than the national baseline.
1915Peak 20182025
Peak year
2018
Decline from peak
47.3%
2025
313
All-time
8,002
Where it lives now
Jemma is most concentrated in Iowa — about 3.0× the national rate in the 2010s. It also runs high in Oklahoma and Utah.
States where Jemma is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.