Girls' name · since 1914
Gem
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 217 babies named Gem, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,970 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,003 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 217
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gem currently ranks #11003 among girls' names in America, with 217 babies recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Gem recorded 217 times among girls since 1914, holding rank #11003 nationally today, ahead of 36% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #18,970 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,003 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 217 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gem ranks #18,970 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,003 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 217 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,970 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,003 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 217
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gem's 217 recorded births place it above 73.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Gem compares
217 38th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gem's all-time total is 42% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gem | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 217 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gem's full recorded timeline at 2006, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gem popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Gem popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2022 (Gem as boys' name)
Gem by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (62 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Gem's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Gem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 14
1950s
14 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
62 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 62 births (29% of all-time use).
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What to do with Gem's data
- Gem's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (62 total births) through the 2020s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gem draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.