How Many People Are Named Gem?
An estimated 196 people in the United States have the first name Gem. It is predominantly female (97.7%). The average bearer is 22 years old, and Gem peaked in popularity in 2022 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gem as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gem paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
196
About 1 in 1,748,747 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
97.7% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2022
18 births
Total Registered
214
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gem
Gem is predominantly female (97.7%), though 5 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Gem as a male name
Ranked #12,983 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 2022 (5 births)
Gem as a female name
Ranked #14,007 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (14 births)
Gem: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gem span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 62 babies were registered. Gem remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Gem by Decade
How has Gem tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gem + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gem as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gem
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gem: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gem?
We estimate approximately 196 people named Gem are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,748,747 Americans share this first name.
Is Gem a common name?
Gem is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 214 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gem most popular?
Gem reached peak popularity in 2022, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gem is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gem a female name?
Gem is predominantly female. 97.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gem Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gem Smith, Gem Johnson, Gem Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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