Jemma

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Jemma: Recorded since 1965, it reached #73 in 2002, and it stood at #5,891 in 2024.

5registrars recorded it
95times a registrar ranked it
60years from first to last
#73highest recorded position
15groupings it qualifies for

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#101
1997	#122
1998	#153
1999	#158
2000	#179
2001	#177
2002	#220
2003	#227
2004	#244
2005	#285
2006	#372
2007	#451
2008	#494
2009	#679
2010	#896
2011	#1295
2012	#1483
2013	#2176
2014	#1367
2015	#2328
2016	#2966
2017	#4763
2018	#3985
2019	#4686
2020	#3899
2021	#4634
2023	#3218
2024	#5891

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 Republic of Ireland in 45 of the 52 years from 1965 to 2016.

In 2016: #661 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #2966 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1965–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1965
First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1985–2005
Highest recorded position: #73 among girls in New Zealand, in 2002 (recorded 1985–2005).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Jemma appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, which has ranked it in 45 years beginning in 1965, and has registered 472 births with the name.

Jemma across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Jemma's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#385 (1965)	#180 (1988)	#661 (2016)	45 of 52	472 (1965–2016)	25 (1988)
England and Wales · Girls	#101 (1996)	#101 (1996)	#5891 (2024)	28 of 29	3,181 (1996–2024)	480 (1996)
New Zealand · Girls	#89 (1985)	#73 (2002)	#86 (2005)	4 of 21	200 (1985–2005)	56 (1985)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#101 (1997)	#101 (1997)	#444 (2011)	15 of 15	139 (1997–2011)	23 (1997)
New South Wales, Australia · Girls	#87 (2001)	#85 (2002)	#87 (2003)	3 of 3	264 (2001–2003)	91 (2002)

Jemma by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Jemma in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	3	1 of 10	3
1970s	40	7 of 10	6
1980s	115	10 of 10	12
1990sbusiest	161	10 of 10	16
2000s	116	10 of 10	12
2010s	37	7 of 10	5

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1990s were its busiest decade, averaging 16 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Jemma appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1965 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #73 in New Zealand in 2002.

Jemma'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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#5891	3	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#3218	7	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#4634	4	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#3899	5	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#4686	4	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#3985	5	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#4763	4	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#2966	8	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#2328	11	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#1367	23	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#2176	12	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#1483	21	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#1295	24	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#896	39	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#679	54	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#494	79	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#451	90	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#372	112	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#285	149	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#244	185	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#227	203	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#220	195	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#177	239	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#179	242	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#158	282	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#153	300	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#122	401	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#101	480	High	Verified
2003	New South Wales, Australia	female	#87	88	Insufficient	Not yet available
2002	New South Wales, Australia	female	#85	91	Insufficient	Not yet available
2001	New South Wales, Australia	female	#87	85	Insufficient	Not yet available
2005	New Zealand	female	#86	43	High	Verified
2002	New Zealand	female	#73	53	High	Verified
2001	New Zealand	female	#93	48	High	Verified
1985	New Zealand	female	#89	56	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	female	#444	3	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	female	#366	4	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	female	#309	5	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	female	#311	5	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	female	#301	5	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	female	#219	8	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	female	#226	7	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	female	#183	9	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	female	#225	6	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	female	#188	8	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	female	#139	13	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	female	#133	15	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	female	#154	12	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	female	#129	16	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	female	#101	23	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#661	5	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#896	3	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#752	4	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#894	3	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#474	9	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#465	9	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#758	4	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#439	10	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#546	7	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#326	13	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#260	16	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#277	13	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#476	6	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#314	10	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#289	11	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#238	14	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#213	16	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#233	13	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#213	14	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#250	16	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#200	21	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#242	15	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#268	12	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#193	21	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#203	20	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#207	19	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#303	10	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#332	8	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#180	25	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#272	13	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#294	11	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#325	9	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#252	15	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#313	10	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#369	7	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#313	11	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#401	6	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#391	6	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#388	6	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#391	6	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#392	5	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#374	6	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#402	5	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#352	6	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#385	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1965 and 2024, ranked in 52 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #73, first reached in 2002.

It held a top-100 place in 5 years, 3 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 480 births, registered in England and Wales in 1996.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 6 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1985, and 36 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Jena · #271, 30y
Jenaya · #3218, 11y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Nadine · #68, 57y
Ricky · #68, 56y
Duncan · #79, 49y
Ralph · #81, 52y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Marc · #73, 61y
Carla · #74, 61y
Dara · #72, 62y
Philomena · #72, 61y

Jemma was ranked #73 in New Zealand · Girls in 2002. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Jemma and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Jemma without appearing here.

Jemma moved ahead of

Jacqueline Compare
In 2008 they stood at #546 and #501 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2009 that had become #439 and #742.
Tracey Compare
In 1997 they stood at #250 and #213 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1998 that had become #213 and #425.
Anita Compare
In 2015 they stood at #896 and #751 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2016 that had become #661 and #868.
Christine Compare
In 2015 they stood at #896 and #896 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2016 that had become #661 and #868.

Moved ahead of Jemma

Lorraine Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3218 and #5687 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #5891 and #2115.
Jordan Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3218 and #4056 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #5891 and #2574.
Logan Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3218 and #3598 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #5891 and #3015.
Shea Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3218 and #5687 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #5891 and #3015.

Moved the opposite way to Jemma

Alexandra Compare
Between 1965 and 2016 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Jemma went from #385 to #661 while Alexandra went from #227 to #91.
Alice Compare
Between 1965 and 2016 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Jemma went from #385 to #661 while Alice went from #60 to #34.
Amy Compare
Between 1965 and 2016 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Jemma went from #385 to #661 while Amy went from #262 to #45.
Anna Compare
Between 1965 and 2016 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Jemma went from #385 to #661 while Anna went from #30 to #17.

Moved the same way as Jemma

Alma Compare
Between 1965 and 2016 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Jemma went from #385 to #661 and Alma from #262 to #515.
Audrey Compare
Between 1965 and 2016 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Jemma went from #385 to #661 and Audrey from #73 to #476.
Eileen Compare
Between 1965 and 2016 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Jemma went from #385 to #661 and Eileen from #17 to #448.
Ida Compare
Between 1965 and 2016 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Jemma went from #385 to #661 and Ida from #325 to #868.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't 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 5 regions, from 1965 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #73 in New Zealand in 2002. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Jemma

Jemma at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Jemma across 5 official records

Jemma by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Jemma appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1960s

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Jemma and the names beside it

Jemma moved ahead of

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Jemma at a glance

Jemma across 5 official records

Jemma by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Jemma appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Jemma

Jemma and the names beside it

Jemma moved ahead of

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