Girls' name · since 1991

Jemi

Jemi has 17 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

17
total births
1991–2023
years on record
2020s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade

17 girls have been named Jemi since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jemi has been recorded 17 times among girls since 1991, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2023.

  • 17 total births
  • 1991–2023 years on record
  • 2020s peak decade
  • 41% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jemi's 17 recorded births place it above 33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jemi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jemi's full recorded timeline at 2005, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jemi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
7
Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199120052023 7

Jemi by decade

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

2020s was Jemi's strongest decade.

7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Jemi births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 7 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jemi?
Since 1991, Social Security records show 17 babies named Jemi. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 7 births.
When was Jemi most popular?
Jemi was most popular in the 2020s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Jemi been used?
The SSA has tracked Jemi since 1991 -- 33 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Jemi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jemma, Jemima, Jemimah, Jema, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1991–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jemi: Baby Name Since 1991 - 17 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jemi. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Jemi 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 July 2026.