US rank #1731 Girls' name Peak 2022 2,823 births

Gema — #1731 US girls' name

2,823 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.

1950s121960s611970s1011980s1841990s6122000s6812010s6372020s535
#1731
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Gema was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

125 babies were named Gema in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gema

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,823 babies named Gema between 1959 and 2024, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gema currently holds the #1731 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 125 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gema performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 681 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Gema shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,015 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Gema in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gema in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,823 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gema at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,823

Since 1959

66 years of records

Peak year

2022

125 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,731

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1959

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2024

Gema popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1959

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
125
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
-50050100150 202420162008200019921984197619681959 12

Gema by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
681 births that decade — 24% of Gema's all-time total
1950s121960s611970s1011980s1841990s6122000s6812010s6372020s535

Gema by state

Where Gema concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Gema
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,015 36.0%
#2 Texas
492 17.4%
#3 Arizona
86 3.0%
#4 Florida
40 1.4%
#5 Illinois
35 1.2%
#6 Georgia
14 0.5%
#7 North Carolina
11 0.4%
#8 Colorado
10 0.4%
California share of Gema's total US births 36.0%
Even split

1,015 of 2,823 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Gema appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gema?
2,823 babies have been named Gema since 1959. It currently ranks #1731 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 125 births.
When was Gema most popular?
Gema was most popular in the 2000s decade with 681 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Gema most popular?
The top states for the name Gema are California (1,015 births), Texas (492 births), Arizona (86 births).
How long has the name Gema been used?
Gema has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 66 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Gema?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gemma, Gemini, Gem, Gemmalee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1959–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.