Girls' name · since 1959
Gema
2,919 babies named Gema in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,660 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,994 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,919
- born since 1959
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,919 babies have been named Gema since 1959, making it today's #1994 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Gema recorded 2,919 times among girls since 1959, holding rank #1994 nationally today, ahead of 88% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #3,660 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,994 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,919 born since 1959
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gema ranks #3,660 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,994 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,919 born since 1959, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,660 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,994 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,919
- born since 1959
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gema's 2,919 recorded births place it above 94.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Gema compares
2,919 Top 18% higher than 82% of 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
Gema's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gema | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,919 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 125 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gema's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gema's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 125, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gema popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 125
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Gema by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (681 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Gema's strongest decade.
681 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Gema births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 61
1960s
61 births
- 1970s 101
1970s
101 births
- 1980s 184
1980s
184 births
- 1990s
1990s
612 births
- 2000s
2000s
681 births
- 2010s
2010s
637 births
- 2020s
2020s
631 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 681 births (23% of all-time use).
How Gema compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gema's total volume
Gema by state
Where Gema concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,028 | 35.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 508 | 17.4% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 86 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 51 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 35 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 15 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 14 | 0.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 11 | 0.4% |
1,028 of 2,919 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Gema appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gema's data
- Gema's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (681 total births) through the 2020s (631) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Gemas (1,028 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gema: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Gema 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.