Gemma

#170 for girls in 2025, 1,805 births

Peak · girls
2025 · 1,805 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
26,042
since 1904

Gemma over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Gemma has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202006girlsat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirls
rankbirths
2025#1701,805
2024#2031,517
2023#1761,655
2022#1971,509
2021#1901,554
2020#2081,388
2019#1981,526
2018#2271,384
2017#2551,254
2016#2471,274
2015#2691,174
2014#2721,219
2013#3161,026
2012#3191,017
2011#352910
2010#450683
2009#563542
2008#886314
2007#1,166218
2006#1,157210
2005#1,154201
2004#1,413147
2003#1,328154
2002#1,175175
2001#1,266155
2000#1,649107
1999#1,298140
1998#1,520111
1997#1,92775
1996#2,01469
1995#1,56297
1994#1,79880
1993#1,80181
1992#2,23959
1991#2,29156
1990#2,10162
1989#2,52745
1988#2,09355
1987#1,99156
1986#2,19547
1985#2,44040
1984#2,62535
1983#2,39839
1982#2,83032
1981#2,52937
1980#2,18946
1979#3,07827
1978#2,74130
1977#2,66631
1976#2,48632
1975#2,96924
1974#2,55629
1973#3,12221
1972#2,82024
1971#2,47730
1970#2,70526
1969#2,70424
1968#2,43126
1967#2,37626
1966#2,83919
1965#1,80140
1964#2,24629
1963#1,71545
1962#2,26428
1961#2,25028
1960#1,92535
1959#1,61745
1958#2,16727
1957#2,12127
1956#1,71738
1955#2,22224
1954#2,24023
1953#2,01726
1952#1,78131
1951#1,74031
1950#1,43341
1949#1,51237
1948#1,47339
1947#2,76914
1946#2,59714
1945#1,82521
1944#2,76211
1943#2,15117
1942#2,31115
1941#2,84610
1940#1,79220
1939#2,41712
1938#2,73010
1937#1,91417
1936#2,15314
1935#2,57511
1934#2,42412
1933#2,05215
1932#2,64411
1931#1,75020
1930#2,11016
1929#2,43713
1928#2,49713
1927#2,55213
1926#2,07618
1925#1,64726
1924#1,47532
1923#1,59827
1922#1,95720
1921#1,92721
1920#1,47030
1919#1,64924
1918#1,56626
1917#1,40228
1916#1,80519
1915#1,43925
1914#1,30323
1913#1,88311
1912#1,35216
1911#1,37212
1910#2,1406
1909#1,21912
1908#2,1015
1907#1,5128
1906#1,7276
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First appearance
1904

The first year at least five girls were named Gemma! It came in at #1,877, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1904–1905, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Gemma is popular in 2006

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedNHWashington: #772 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,376 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #633 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,838 girlsMNIllinois: #1,045 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 6,814 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedWIMichigan: #1,121 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,866 girlsMINew York: #948 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 6,033 girlsNYMassachusetts: #541 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,159 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedRIOregon: #672 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,298 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #945 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,917 girlsPANew Jersey: #1,121 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,141 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #988 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 6,905 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedUTColorado: #523 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,533 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedDEArizona: #968 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,470 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedARTennessee: #997 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,356 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Gemma, so not publishedHITexas: #1,176 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 7,913 girlsTXFlorida: #1,616 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 12,732 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Colorado#523 · 1 in 2,533
  2. Massachusetts#541 · 1 in 3,159
  3. Minnesota#633 · 1 in 3,838
  4. Oregon#672 · 1 in 3,298
  5. Washington#772 · 1 in 4,376

Best ever in a state: #46 in South Dakota, 2020.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Colorado#523101 in 2,533
Massachusetts#54191 in 3,159
Minnesota#63371 in 3,838
Oregon#67251 in 3,298
Washington#77271 in 4,376
Pennsylvania#94581 in 6,917
New York#948161 in 6,033
Arizona#96871 in 5,470
California#988341 in 6,905
Tennessee#99751 in 6,356
Illinois#1,045101 in 6,814
Michigan#1,12161 in 7,866
New Jersey#1,12151 in 8,141
Texas#1,176211 in 7,913
Florida#1,61671 in 12,732
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Gemma
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 33 spots since 2024 (#203 → #170)
  • 38 spots since 2020 (#208 → #170)
  • 99 spots since 2015 (#269 → #170)
  • Biggest jump: 323 spots in 2009 (#886 → #563)
  • Biggest drop: 27 spots in 2024 (#176 → #203)
Rise & fade · girls
121 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1904
  • Peaked 2025 at #170 (1,805 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 18 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 18 yrs · run 2008–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 890
  • Highest: 1 in 890 girls born in 2025 were named Gemma (0.11%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 44.0% of all girls named Gemma (11,467) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s36#1,219 (1909)#1,687
1910s190#1,303 (1914)#1,591
1920s213#1,470 (1920)#1,964
1930s138#1,750 (1931)#2,277
1940s198#1,473 (1948)#2,204
1950s313#1,433 (1950)#1,906
1960s300#1,715 (1963)#2,255
1970s274#2,477 (1971)#2,762
1980s432#1,991 (1987)#2,382
1990s830#1,298 (1999)#1,855
2000s2,223#563 (2009)#1,176
2010s11,467#198 (2019)#291
2020s9,428#170 (2025)#191

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Gemma in 2006

girls
#1,157
210 births · 1 in 9,053 girls

Top girls' names in 2006

  1. #1Emily21,412
  2. #2Emma19,133
  3. #3Madison18,635
  4. #4Isabella18,231
  5. #5Ava16,941
  6. #6Abigail15,633
  7. #7Olivia15,508
  8. #8Hannah14,556
  9. #9Sophia13,503
  10. #10Samantha12,470
  11. #1,157Gemma210
More about 2006

girls

1,901,209 girls got a published name in 2006; 1 in 9,053 of them was named Gemma, which outranked 94.2% of the 20,064 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gemma
  1. #1,151Milan212
  2. #1,155Breonna211
  3. #1,155Coral211
  4. #1,157Gemma210
  5. #1,157Allyssa210
  6. #1,157Annaliese210
  7. #1,157Diane210
  8. #1,162Astrid209
  9. #1,162Evelynn209
  10. #1,162Rachelle209

Tied with 4 names at #1,157; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,571Bethzy#9,452 → #881
  2. ↑ 1,747Rihanna#2,278 → #531
  3. ↑ 965Yaretzi#1,803 → #838
  4. ↑ 921Betsy#1,668 → #747
  5. ↑ 612Evangeline#1,210 → #598
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,134Mikalah#806 → #2,940
  2. ↓ 1,275Jolette#954 → #2,229
  3. ↓ 756Karol#818 → #1,574
  4. ↓ 446Litzy#388 → #834
  5. ↓ 305Devon#963 → #1,268

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2006 →