How Many People Are Named Gema?
An estimated 2,753 people in the United States have the first name Gema. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Gema peaked in popularity in 2022 with 125 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gema 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 Gema paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,753
About 1 in 124,502 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2022
125 births
Total Registered
2,823
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gema
Gema is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,823 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gema as a female name
Ranked #1,729 in 2024
117 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (125 births)
Gema: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gema span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 681 babies were registered. While Gema is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gema by Decade
How has Gema 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.
Gema by State
Birth registrations for Gema span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Arizona. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, New York. On average, about 156 Gemas were registered per state.
Gema + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gema as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gema
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gema: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gema?
We estimate approximately 2,753 people named Gema 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 124,502 Americans share this first name.
Is Gema a common name?
Gema is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,823 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gema most popular?
Gema reached peak popularity in 2022, when 125 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gema is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gema a female name?
Gema is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gema Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gema Smith, Gema Johnson, Gema 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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