Girls' name · since 1881
Jemima
Since 1881, U.S. Social Security records show 1,832 babies named Jemima, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,988 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,518 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,832
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jemima is the #3518 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,832 recorded since 1881.
Jemima has 1,832 recorded births among girls since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3518 as of the latest data, more common than 80% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #4,988 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,518 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,832 born since 1881
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jemima ranks #4,988 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,518 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,832 born since 1881, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,988 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,518 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,832
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jemima's 1,832 recorded births place it above 93.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Jemima compares
1,832 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Jemima's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jemima | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,832 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 64 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jemima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jemima's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 64, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jemima popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Jemima by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (442 births, 24% of the file).
2010s was Jemima's strongest decade.
442 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Jemima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 55
1880s
55 births
- 1890s 63
1890s
63 births
- 1900s 50
1900s
50 births
- 1910s 97
1910s
97 births
- 1920s 76
1920s
76 births
- 1930s 24
1930s
24 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 86
1970s
86 births
- 1980s 113
1980s
113 births
- 1990s 176
1990s
176 births
- 2000s
2000s
333 births
- 2010s
2010s
442 births
- 2020s
2020s
290 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 442 births (24% of all-time use).
How Jemima 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 Jemima's total volume
Jemima by state
Where Jemima concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 96 | 5.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 94 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 49 | 2.7% |
| #4 | California | | 41 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Texas | | 36 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.3% |
96 of 1,832 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Jemima's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (442 total births) through the 2020s (290) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Jemimas (96 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Jemima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Jemima 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.