Gem is a very rare variant of Gemma that peaked in 2022 and has grown less common since.
Gem is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,266 for girl births in the United States (and #18,992 across all names), given to 8 babies. Gem was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 2016 (14 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #11,266 | — |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | #14,054 | — |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | #11,541 | — |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | #8,207 | #12,991 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | #9,173 | — |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | #10,552 | — |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | #10,771 | — |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | #10,852 | — |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | #9,535 | — |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | #8,139 | — |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | #12,220 | — |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | #15,246 | — |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #17,460 | — |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | #16,154 | — |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | #18,085 | — |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | #10,995 | — |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | #10,386 | — |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #15,867 | — |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #13,056 | — |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #11,536 | — |
| 1985 | 8 | — | #7,805 | — |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #10,709 | — |
| 1978 | 7 | — | #7,896 | — |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #7,581 | — |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #6,902 | — |
| 1954 | 5 | — | #6,036 | — |
| 1952 | 9 | — | #3,918 | — |
| 1946 | 6 | — | #4,624 | — |
| 1914 | 5 | — | #3,851 | — |