Jemma

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Jemma first appears in the data in 1987 and has been recorded in 11 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2001 with 142 babies (rank #79 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jemma

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jemma yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

614

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

142

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1987	38	#107
1997	47	#116
2001	142	#79
2002	138	#83
2003	139	#79
2004	59	#105
2005	43	#115
2014	3	#484
2015	2	#685
2016	2	#670
2017	1	#1,728