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Jemima

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What official birth registration shows about Jemima: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Jemima: Recorded since 1984, with a gap of 11 years, it reached #157 in 2008, and it stood at #444 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #157 to #460.200020052010201520202025#157#460
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#228
1997#173
1998#223
1999#196
2000#204
2001#182
2002#206
2003#193
2004#189
2005#162
2006#179
2007#170
2008#157
2009#171
2010#188
2011#176
2012#196
2013#222
2014#211
2015#213
2016#221
2017#231
2018#297
2019#273
2020#320
2021#371
2022#416
2023#449
2024#460
2025#444

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2017: #231 among girls in England and Wales, #432 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1984–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1984

    First recorded at #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1984 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #157 among girls in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #444 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1984 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #157 in England and Wales in 2008.

Jemima's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#44490HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#46090HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#44989HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#416102HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#371124HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#320142HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#273178HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#297159HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#231217HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#221237HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#213255HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#211252HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#222230HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#196254HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#176296HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#188267HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#171303HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#157339HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#170319HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#179298HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#162314HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#189252HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#193240HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#206213HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#182230HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#204206HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#196226HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#223186HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#173259HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#228177HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#4323HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandfemale#3584HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#4393HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#4443HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#2864HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#6775HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#6354HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#5235HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#5163HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Jemima is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Jemima, between 1984 and 2025, in 31 of those 42 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1984Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1984England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2008Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: highest position in 200219842025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1984–20124#516 in 1984
England and Wales1996–202530#157 in 2008
Northern Ireland2002–20175#286 in 2002

Its high point came 24 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1984) than in England and Wales (2008).

No registrar recorded it for 11 years after 1984; it appears again in 1996.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Jemima

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1984–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1984 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #157 in England and Wales in 2008. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.