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Jemma

“Gem” — Italian origin

Girl's name · #862 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Jemma has appeared in US records since 1915 — best rank #527 (2018) · 8,002 babies named Jemma all-time · 1 in 5,300 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,000 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 7,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Jemmas

• Jemma Redgrave — British actress
• Jemma McKenzie-Brown — actress, singer, dancer
• Jemma Reekie — Scottish middle-distance runner
• Jemma Lowe — British swimmer
• Jemma Nunu Kumba — Minister for Housing & Physical Planning in the Cabinet of South Sudan

In stories & tradition

• Jemma Simmons — Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

What Jemmas become

Among 65 notable people named Jemma:

Entertainers appear 2.58× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jemma Redgrave, British actress.

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