Gemma
#170 for girls in 2025, 1,805 births
- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 1,805 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 26,042since 1904
Gemma over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Gemma has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #170 | 1,805 |
| 2024 | #203 | 1,517 |
| 2023 | #176 | 1,655 |
| 2022 | #197 | 1,509 |
| 2021 | #190 | 1,554 |
| 2020 | #208 | 1,388 |
| 2019 | #198 | 1,526 |
| 2018 | #227 | 1,384 |
| 2017 | #255 | 1,254 |
| 2016 | #247 | 1,274 |
| 2015 | #269 | 1,174 |
| 2014 | #272 | 1,219 |
| 2013 | #316 | 1,026 |
| 2012 | #319 | 1,017 |
| 2011 | #352 | 910 |
| 2010 | #450 | 683 |
| 2009 | #563 | 542 |
| 2008 | #886 | 314 |
| 2007 | #1,166 | 218 |
| 2006 | #1,157 | 210 |
| 2005 | #1,154 | 201 |
| 2004 | #1,413 | 147 |
| 2003 | #1,328 | 154 |
| 2002 | #1,175 | 175 |
| 2001 | #1,266 | 155 |
| 2000 | #1,649 | 107 |
| 1999 | #1,298 | 140 |
| 1998 | #1,520 | 111 |
| 1997 | #1,927 | 75 |
| 1996 | #2,014 | 69 |
| 1995 | #1,562 | 97 |
| 1994 | #1,798 | 80 |
| 1993 | #1,801 | 81 |
| 1992 | #2,239 | 59 |
| 1991 | #2,291 | 56 |
| 1990 | #2,101 | 62 |
| 1989 | #2,527 | 45 |
| 1988 | #2,093 | 55 |
| 1987 | #1,991 | 56 |
| 1986 | #2,195 | 47 |
| 1985 | #2,440 | 40 |
| 1984 | #2,625 | 35 |
| 1983 | #2,398 | 39 |
| 1982 | #2,830 | 32 |
| 1981 | #2,529 | 37 |
| 1980 | #2,189 | 46 |
| 1979 | #3,078 | 27 |
| 1978 | #2,741 | 30 |
| 1977 | #2,666 | 31 |
| 1976 | #2,486 | 32 |
| 1975 | #2,969 | 24 |
| 1974 | #2,556 | 29 |
| 1973 | #3,122 | 21 |
| 1972 | #2,820 | 24 |
| 1971 | #2,477 | 30 |
| 1970 | #2,705 | 26 |
| 1969 | #2,704 | 24 |
| 1968 | #2,431 | 26 |
| 1967 | #2,376 | 26 |
| 1966 | #2,839 | 19 |
| 1965 | #1,801 | 40 |
| 1964 | #2,246 | 29 |
| 1963 | #1,715 | 45 |
| 1962 | #2,264 | 28 |
| 1961 | #2,250 | 28 |
| 1960 | #1,925 | 35 |
| 1959 | #1,617 | 45 |
| 1958 | #2,167 | 27 |
| 1957 | #2,121 | 27 |
| 1956 | #1,717 | 38 |
| 1955 | #2,222 | 24 |
| 1954 | #2,240 | 23 |
| 1953 | #2,017 | 26 |
| 1952 | #1,781 | 31 |
| 1951 | #1,740 | 31 |
| 1950 | #1,433 | 41 |
| 1949 | #1,512 | 37 |
| 1948 | #1,473 | 39 |
| 1947 | #2,769 | 14 |
| 1946 | #2,597 | 14 |
| 1945 | #1,825 | 21 |
| 1944 | #2,762 | 11 |
| 1943 | #2,151 | 17 |
| 1942 | #2,311 | 15 |
| 1941 | #2,846 | 10 |
| 1940 | #1,792 | 20 |
| 1939 | #2,417 | 12 |
| 1938 | #2,730 | 10 |
| 1937 | #1,914 | 17 |
| 1936 | #2,153 | 14 |
| 1935 | #2,575 | 11 |
| 1934 | #2,424 | 12 |
| 1933 | #2,052 | 15 |
| 1932 | #2,644 | 11 |
| 1931 | #1,750 | 20 |
| 1930 | #2,110 | 16 |
| 1929 | #2,437 | 13 |
| 1928 | #2,497 | 13 |
| 1927 | #2,552 | 13 |
| 1926 | #2,076 | 18 |
| 1925 | #1,647 | 26 |
| 1924 | #1,475 | 32 |
| 1923 | #1,598 | 27 |
| 1922 | #1,957 | 20 |
| 1921 | #1,927 | 21 |
| 1920 | #1,470 | 30 |
| 1919 | #1,649 | 24 |
| 1918 | #1,566 | 26 |
| 1917 | #1,402 | 28 |
| 1916 | #1,805 | 19 |
| 1915 | #1,439 | 25 |
| 1914 | #1,303 | 23 |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 |
| 1912 | #1,352 | 16 |
| 1911 | #1,372 | 12 |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 |
| 1909 | #1,219 | 12 |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 |
| 1907 | #1,512 | 8 |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 |
| 1905 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 |
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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 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Maine#91 · 1 in 288
- Hawaii#101 · 1 in 301
- North Dakota#110 · 1 in 316
- Washington#117 · 1 in 557
- Pennsylvania#123 · 1 in 581
Best ever in a state: #46 in South Dakota, 2020.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #91 | 11 | 1 in 288 |
| Hawaii | #101 | 8 | 1 in 301 |
| North Dakota | #110 | 9 | 1 in 316 |
| Washington | #117 | 53 | 1 in 557 |
| Pennsylvania | #123 | 84 | 1 in 581 |
| Utah | #124 | 34 | 1 in 498 |
| New Mexico | #133 | 11 | 1 in 455 |
| Louisiana | #138 | 33 | 1 in 564 |
| Oregon | #146 | 25 | 1 in 550 |
| Nevada | #147 | 17 | 1 in 573 |
| New York | #149 | 107 | 1 in 759 |
| Kansas | #151 | 21 | 1 in 551 |
| West Virginia | #151 | 11 | 1 in 498 |
| Missouri | #154 | 38 | 1 in 651 |
| New Hampshire | #163 | 7 | 1 in 529 |
| South Dakota | #165 | 6 | 1 in 466 |
| Massachusetts | #167 | 34 | 1 in 731 |
| Ohio | #168 | 64 | 1 in 759 |
| Wisconsin | #169 | 31 | 1 in 693 |
| Minnesota | #171 | 33 | 1 in 675 |
| Indiana | #172 | 39 | 1 in 728 |
| Arizona | #174 | 38 | 1 in 730 |
| California | #178 | 194 | 1 in 900 |
| Colorado | #184 | 30 | 1 in 738 |
| Rhode Island | #190 | 5 | 1 in 543 |
| Idaho | #191 | 10 | 1 in 643 |
| Arkansas | #193 | 15 | 1 in 725 |
| Michigan | #195 | 45 | 1 in 852 |
| New Jersey | #195 | 40 | 1 in 911 |
| Montana | #200 | 5 | 1 in 527 |
| Maryland | #201 | 27 | 1 in 819 |
| Connecticut | #206 | 15 | 1 in 801 |
| District of Columbia | #206 | 5 | 1 in 554 |
| Iowa | #216 | 15 | 1 in 779 |
| Nebraska | #221 | 10 | 1 in 726 |
| Illinois | #224 | 47 | 1 in 1,030 |
| Oklahoma | #226 | 17 | 1 in 875 |
| Texas | #242 | 133 | 1 in 1,169 |
| Virginia | #242 | 33 | 1 in 1,048 |
| Kentucky | #248 | 18 | 1 in 946 |
| Mississippi | #265 | 11 | 1 in 892 |
| North Carolina | #300 | 36 | 1 in 1,252 |
| Florida | #360 | 52 | 1 in 1,608 |
| Tennessee | #371 | 21 | 1 in 1,487 |
| Georgia | #395 | 28 | 1 in 1,617 |
| South Carolina | #432 | 11 | 1 in 1,611 |
| Alabama | #529 | 9 | 1 in 2,120 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 36 | #1,219 (1909) | #1,687 |
| 1910s | 190 | #1,303 (1914) | #1,591 |
| 1920s | 213 | #1,470 (1920) | #1,964 |
| 1930s | 138 | #1,750 (1931) | #2,277 |
| 1940s | 198 | #1,473 (1948) | #2,204 |
| 1950s | 313 | #1,433 (1950) | #1,906 |
| 1960s | 300 | #1,715 (1963) | #2,255 |
| 1970s | 274 | #2,477 (1971) | #2,762 |
| 1980s | 432 | #1,991 (1987) | #2,382 |
| 1990s | 830 | #1,298 (1999) | #1,855 |
| 2000s | 2,223 | #563 (2009) | #1,176 |
| 2010s | 11,467 | #198 (2019) | #291 |
| 2020s | 9,428 | #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 2021
girls
#190
1,554 births · 1 in 1,056 girls
Top girls' names in 2021
More about 2021
girls
1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 1,056 of them was named Gemma, which outranked 98.9% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Gemma
Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.