How Many People Are Named Jemima?
An estimated 1,388 people in the United States have the first name Jemima. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Jemima peaked in popularity in 2018 with 64 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jemima 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 Jemima paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,388
About 1 in 246,941 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2018
64 births
Total Registered
1,783
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jemima
Jemima is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,783 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jemima as a female name
Ranked #3,024 in 2024
54 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (64 births)
Jemima: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jemima span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 442 babies were registered. While Jemima is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jemima by Decade
How has Jemima 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.
Jemima by State
Birth registrations for Jemima span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Ohio, Massachusetts, Texas. On average, about 46 Jemimas were registered per state.
Jemima + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jemima as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jemima: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jemima?
We estimate approximately 1,388 people named Jemima 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 246,941 Americans share this first name.
Is Jemima a common name?
Jemima is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,783 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jemima most popular?
Jemima reached peak popularity in 2018, when 64 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jemima is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jemima a female name?
Jemima is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jemima Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jemima Smith, Jemima Johnson, Jemima 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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