Unisex name · since 2001
Pema
225 babies named Pema in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,631 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 225
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pema sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 225 recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pema has been recorded 225 times among girls since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 2001 to 2024.
- #18,631 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 225 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pema ranks #18,631 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 225 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,631 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 225
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pema's 225 recorded births place it above 74.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Pema's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pema's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pema popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2024
- Peak year (2014)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Pema popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 2017 (Pema as boys' name)
Pema by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (110 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Pema's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Pema births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
60 births
- 2010s
2010s
110 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 110 births (49% of all-time use).
Pema by state
Where Pema concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 17 | 7.6% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 2.7% |
17 of 225 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Pema's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (110 total births) through the 2020s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Pemas (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Pema: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2001–2024 (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 Pema 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.