Gemma

Meaning and origin of Gemma

Popularity of Gemma in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2023.
• Over recent years, Gemma has been rising (+9.1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Gemma every 56 schools, all spellings combined.

Gemma in English-speaking countries

Gemma ranks 133^rd in British Columbia (Canada), 180^th in United States and 191^st in Ontario (Canada), against 951^st in France.

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  133^rd girls’ name70 babies in 3 years1 girl in 567+1.8% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  191^st girls’ name168 babies in 3 years1 girl in 920+2.6% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  180^th girls’ name4,977 babies in 3 years1 girl in 971+3.7% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  439^th girls’ name17 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,470

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  598^th girls’ name16 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,053

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  38 babies in 3 years1 girl in 20,206

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Jemma15
• Jemaa5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Gemma

• Gia
• Zita
• Marta
• Siena
• Bruna
• Perla
• Luisa
• Gianna
• Ghjulia
• Clotilde
• Enea
• Gina