Gemma

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Latin

Meaning

Gemma is an Italian female name, of Latin origin, meaning "bud" or "precious stone". The name has been amongst the most popular in England and Scotland during the 1980s.

From Wikipedia

Gemma first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 63 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1953 with 125 babies (rank #128 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Gemma

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

1,845
Total babies (all years)
63
Years in the data
125
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
195285#170
1953125#128
195491#166
195599#158
195694#171
195771#221
195871#220
195978#209
196068#225
196154#279
196258#271
196348#310
196443#339
196529#426
196633#408
196736#394
196824#486
196920#536
197023#510
197113#650
197219#532
197317#528
197411#646
197524#420
197614#560
197718#491
197819#474
197924#415
198030#381
198146#294
198238#318
198326#408
198428#394
198524#459
198627#435
198716#592
198817#580
198923#478
199023#509
199118#611
199223#510
199312#734
199417#614
199514#663
199618#579
19978#882
199814#669
19996#1,016
200015#644
200110#781
200211#755
20038#862
20045#1,051
20055#1,047
20065#1,026
20075#1,018
20087#854
20094#1,078
20105#952
20117#782
20125#890
20136#789
201410#601