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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 or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Jemma: Recorded since 1965, it reached #73 in 2002, and it stood at #5,927 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #101 to #5927.19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202320242025#101#5927
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
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
2025#5927

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, 1965–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1985–2005

    Highest recorded position: #73 among girls in New Zealand, in 2002 (recorded 1985–2005).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1965 to 2025. 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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#59273HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#58913HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#32187HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#46344HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#38995HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#46864HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#39855HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#47634HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#29668HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#232811HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#136723HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#217612HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#148321HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#129524HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#89639HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#67954HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#49479HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#45190HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#372112HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#285149HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#244185HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#227203HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#220195HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#177239HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#179242HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#158282HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#153300HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#122401HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#101480HighVerified
2003New South Wales, Australiafemale#8788InsufficientNot yet available
2002New South Wales, Australiafemale#8591InsufficientNot yet available
2001New South Wales, Australiafemale#8785InsufficientNot yet available
2005New Zealandfemale#8643HighVerified
2002New Zealandfemale#7353HighVerified
2001New Zealandfemale#9348HighVerified
1985New Zealandfemale#8956HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#4443HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#3664HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#3095HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#3115HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#3015HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#2198HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandfemale#2267HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#1839HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#2256HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#1888HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#13913HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandfemale#13315HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandfemale#15412HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#12916HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#10123HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#8963HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#7524HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#8943HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#4749HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#4659HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#7584HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#43910HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#5467HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#32613HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#26016HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#27713HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#4766HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#31410HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#28911HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#23814HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#21316HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#23313HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#21314HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#25016HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#20021HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#24215HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#26812HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#19321HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#20320HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#20719HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#30310HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#3328HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#18025HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandfemale#27213HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#29411HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#3259HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#25215HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandfemale#31310HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#3697HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#31311HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#4016HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#3916HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#3886HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandfemale#3916HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#3925HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandfemale#3746HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandfemale#4025HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandfemale#3526HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandfemale#3853HighVerified

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

Where Jemma is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Jemma, between 1965 and 2025, in 53 of those 61 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.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1965–201645#180 in 1988
New Zealand1985–20054#73 in 2002
England and Wales1996–202529#101 in 1996
Northern Ireland1997–201115#101 in 1997
New South Wales, Australia2001–20033#85 in 2002

Its high point came 14 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1988) than in New Zealand (2002).

No registrar recorded it for 6 years after 1965; it appears again in 1972.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • 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 2025. Highest recorded position: #73 in New Zealand in 2002. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.