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Gema

Gema: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“gem; jewel”
Origin
Spanish
Say it
HEH-mah · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Spanish Gema literally means 'gem' or 'jewel.' It is also used as the Spanish form associated with the Marian title Gemma in some contexts.

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How popular is Gema?

202435.0 per million US babies
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Babies named Gema in 2024117

2024 rank#1,731 girls

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 18802,823

Gema is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Gema

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Jadestone of the side · Spanish
  • Savannahtreeless plain · Spanish
  • Catalinapure · Spanish
  • Amayamother city · Spanish
  • Ximenameaning uncertain · Spanish
  • Aitanafrom the Aitana mountain · Spanish
  • Lolasorrows · Spanish
  • Amoralove · Spanish

Gema questions

What does the name Gema mean?

Gema means "gem; jewel". It comes from Spanish. Spanish Gema literally means 'gem' or 'jewel.' It is also used as the Spanish form associated with the Marian title Gemma in some contexts.

Is Gema a boy or girl name?

Gema is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Gema?

117 US babies were named Gema in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Gema?

Gema is usually pronounced HEH-mah.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.