Girls' name · since 1976
Jema
415 babies named Jema in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,229 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,236 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 415
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
415 babies have been named Jema since 1976, making it today's #7236 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jema has been recorded 415 times among girls since 1976, currently ranked #7236 nationally and more common than 58% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #13,229 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,236 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 415 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jema ranks #13,229 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,236 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 415 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,229 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,236 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 415
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jema's 415 recorded births place it above 81.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jema compares
415 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Jema's all-time total is 10% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jema | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 415 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jema's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jema's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jema popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Jema by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (186 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Jema's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Jema births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 55
1990s
55 births
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s
2010s
186 births
- 2020s 65
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 186 births (45% of all-time use).
Jema by state
Where Jema concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 415 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jema's data
- Jema's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (186 total births) through the 2020s (65) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jemas (5 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 Jema: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Jema 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.