Jemima
Jemima was the 3544th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 713th; the most babies were born in 2018 (64). Over the last ten years it has moved up 638 places. More babies were named Jemima in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,544 girls, up 568 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 43girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201864 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,832babies recorded
Jemima popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,544 | 43 |
| 2020 | #4,112 | 34 |
| 2010 | #4,342 | 34 |
| 2000 | #4,590 | 26 |
| 1990 | #6,622 | 13 |
| 1980 | #8,506 | 7 |
| 1970 | #7,426 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #3,778 | 8 |
| 1910 | #2,274 | 6 |
| 1900 | #1,198 | 11 |
| 1890 | #1,273 | 6 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jemima, counting every spelling?
Jemima is the most common spelling of a name family that had 61 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 61 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jemima | 43 | #3,544 | 256 |
| Jemimah | 18 | #6,422 | 123 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jemima?
43 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jemima (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jemima born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 195 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jemima.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jemima?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Jemima are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 8 and 28. That makes Jemima mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jemima by state
How common Jemima was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (2.8×), New York (1.7×). In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jemima: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jemima, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jemima
How popular is the name Jemima?
Jemima was the 3544th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 713th; the most babies were born in 2018 (64). Over the last ten years it has moved up 638 places. More babies were named Jemima in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jemima a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jemima in the US.
Where is Jemima most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jemima was most common in Pennsylvania (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Maryland.