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Jemma

Jemma: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“precious stone”
Origin
Italian
Say it
JEM-uh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Variant spelling of Gemma, from Italian gemma. The form Jemma is especially used in English-speaking contexts.

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How popular is Jemma?

2024112 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Jemma in 2024371

2024 rank#758 girls

Peak year2018

Total US babies since 18807,685

Jemma has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Jemma

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Gemmagem, jewel · Italian
  • Miamine; also Maria diminutive · Italian
  • IsabellaGod is my oath · Italian
  • GiannaGod is gracious · Italian
  • Ariaair; melody · Italian
  • Bellabeautiful · Italian
  • Siennafrom Siena · Italian
  • Ariannamost holy · Italian

Jemma questions

What does the name Jemma mean?

Jemma means "precious stone". It comes from Italian. Variant spelling of Gemma, from Italian gemma. The form Jemma is especially used in English-speaking contexts.

Is Jemma a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Jemma?

371 US babies were named Jemma in 2024. Its peak year was 2018.

How do you pronounce Jemma?

Jemma is usually pronounced JEM-uh.

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.