Gemma

What Gemma means

Means “jewel”

Ultimately from Latin gemma (“jewel”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Gemma” (revision 93041305), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Gemma?

US: Rising: up from #269 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #845 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 1,805 girls got the name (#170 that year). First in the US records in 1904.

How common

• About 1 in 890 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 63,320 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 5,964 baby girls in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in HI (3.26 per 1,000 girls), DC (2.97 per 1,000 girls), RI (2.85 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Gemma is #170 in the US and #4867 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Gemma were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Jemma313 US · 3 E&W
• Gema96 US
• Jema15 US
• Jimma11 US
• Jemmah7 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

Spelling variants on Wiktionary

• Jemma

Listed as alternative forms on Wiktionary.

If you like Gemma

Girls

• Valentina#35Same root as Valentine, meaning “strong, healthy”^*
• Luciana#273Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #273 vs #1,809 in 2025
• Elena#42Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #106 in 2015, #42 in 2025. 5 letters, starting with a vowel
• Catalina#111Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #325 in 2015, #111 in 2025
• Gia#287Editor’s note Up from #372 in 2015 to #287 in 2025 in the US
• Alessia#326Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1967, with 9 babies

For a brother

• Vincenzo#674Italian form of Vincent, meaning “conquering”^*
• Enzo#72“home + ruler”^*
• Luca#14Form of Lucy, meaning “light”^*
• Mateo#8Same root as Matthew, meaning “gift of the Lord”^*
• Leonardo#91Italian, from Old French Leonard, meaning “as strong as a lion”^*
• Franco#746Editor’s note Up from #873 in 2015 to #746 in 2025 in the US

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Spanish & Italian, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Gemma’s. Rank is US 2025.