How Many People Are Named Gemma?
An estimated 23,187 people in the United States have the first name Gemma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Gemma peaked in popularity in 2023 with 1,653 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gemma 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 Gemma paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gemma is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
23,187
About 1 in 14,782 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2023
1,653 births
Total Registered
24,227
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gemma
Gemma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 24,227 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gemma as a female name
Ranked #203 in 2024
1,514 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (1,653 births)
Gemma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gemma span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 11,463 babies were registered. While Gemma is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gemma by Decade
How has Gemma 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.
Gemma by State
Birth registrations for Gemma span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Vermont, Hawaii, Alaska. On average, about 430 Gemmas were registered per state.
Gemma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gemma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gemma
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gemma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gemma?
We estimate approximately 23,187 people named Gemma 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 14,782 Americans share this first name.
Is Gemma a common name?
Gemma is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 24,227 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gemma most popular?
Gemma reached peak popularity in 2023, when 1,653 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gemma is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gemma a female name?
Gemma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gemma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gemma Smith, Gemma Johnson, Gemma 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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