Fun Facts About the Name Jemma
- More than 7 thousand babies named Jemma: U.S. records list 7,998 babies given the name Jemma from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jemma Mean?
Jemma is an English spelling of the name Gemma, which comes from the Latin word gemma, meaning "gem," "jewel," or "bud." Latin writers used gemma for precious stones and also for the buds on a plant or vine, so the word carried both senses. The name's established meaning is "gem" or "jewel."
The name reached English through Italian, where the Latin gemma remains the ordinary word for a gem or bud and where Gemma is a traditional given name. The deeper origin of the Latin word itself is uncertain.
Jemma Name History & Origins
Gemma was used as a personal name in Italy by the late Middle Ages. Gemma Donati, the wife of Dante Alighieri, bore the name in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. The Italian mystic Gemma Galgani (1878 - 1903), canonized by the Catholic Church in 1940, is another well-known bearer.
In Italian, g before e is pronounced much like the English "j," so the name sounds like "JEM-ma." The English spelling Jemma, with an initial J, matches that pronunciation and is the form of Gemma used in English-speaking countries. The name Jemma is not related to the similar-sounding Hebrew name Jemima; the two share only their opening sounds.
Jemma is also the given name of Jemma Simmons, a character in the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013 - 2020).
How Popular is the Name Jemma?
Jemma recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2018. Its best rank was #527 in 2018.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #866 | 313 | 0.0195% |
| 2024 | #758 | 371 | 0.0230% |
| 2023 | #722 | 389 | 0.0243% |
| 2022 | #697 | 422 | 0.0258% |
| 2021 | #603 | 496 | 0.0302% |
| 2020 | #584 | 500 | 0.0309% |
| 2019 | #565 | 541 | 0.0322% |
| 2018 | #527 | 594 | 0.0349% |
| 2017 | #609 | 497 | 0.0288% |
| 2016 | #612 | 490 | 0.0277% |
| 2015 | #689 | 413 | 0.0231% |
| 2014 | #636 | 450 | 0.0252% |
| 2013 | #663 | 431 | 0.0246% |
| 2012 | #688 | 409 | 0.0232% |
| 2011 | #829 | 319 | 0.0181% |
| 2010 | #852 | 315 | 0.0177% |
| 2009 | #1,163 | 216 | 0.0118% |
| 2008 | #2,452 | 78 | 0.0041% |
| 2007 | #3,559 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 2006 | #3,150 | 53 | 0.0028% |
| 2005 | #2,687 | 63 | 0.0034% |
| 2004 | #4,129 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2003 | #3,767 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2002 | #3,679 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2001 | #3,740 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2000 | #4,465 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1999 | #4,373 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1998 | #3,520 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 1997 | #3,661 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1996 | #5,154 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1995 | #5,301 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1994 | #6,125 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #6,405 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #5,840 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1991 | #7,142 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #7,057 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #4,052 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1988 | #5,729 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #4,747 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1986 | #5,563 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #7,197 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #5,667 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #8,389 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #8,597 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #11,062 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #8,507 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #6,933 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #10,390 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #8,887 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #9,872 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #6,752 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #9,293 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1973 | #7,801 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #5,264 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1970 | #6,609 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #6,231 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #5,766 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #4,027 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1930 | #4,875 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1918 | #4,548 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1917 | #3,510 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1916 | #3,718 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1915 | #4,004 | 6 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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