Gemma is an established girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Gemma is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #170 for girl births in the United States (and #376 across all names), given to 1,805 babies — 1,812 including U.S. territories. Gemma first appears in 1904 and peaked in 2025 (1,805 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,805 | 1,812 | #170 |
| 2024 | 1,517 | 1,528 | #203 |
| 2023 | 1,655 | 1,667 | #176 |
| 2022 | 1,509 | 1,520 | #197 |
| 2021 | 1,554 | 1,565 | #190 |
| 2020 | 1,388 | 1,402 | #208 |
| 2019 | 1,526 | 1,533 | #198 |
| 2018 | 1,384 | 1,384 | #228 |
| 2017 | 1,254 | 1,254 | #255 |
| 2016 | 1,274 | 1,274 | #247 |
| 2015 | 1,174 | 1,174 | #269 |
| 2014 | 1,219 | 1,219 | #272 |
| 2013 | 1,026 | 1,026 | #316 |
| 2012 | 1,017 | 1,017 | #319 |
| 2011 | 910 | 910 | #352 |
| 2010 | 683 | 683 | #451 |
| 2009 | 542 | 542 | #563 |
| 2008 | 314 | 314 | #887 |
| 2007 | 218 | 218 | #1,168 |
| 2006 | 210 | 210 | #1,160 |
| 2005 | 201 | 201 | #1,154 |
| 2004 | 147 | 147 | #1,418 |
| 2003 | 154 | 154 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 175 | 175 | #1,176 |
| 2001 | 155 | 155 | #1,270 |
| 2000 | 107 | 107 | #1,654 |
| 1999 | 140 | 140 | #1,300 |
| 1998 | 111 | 111 | #1,521 |
| 1997 | 75 | — | #1,935 |
| 1996 | 69 | — | #2,024 |
| 1995 | 97 | — | #1,568 |
| 1994 | 80 | — | #1,803 |
| 1993 | 81 | — | #1,806 |
| 1992 | 59 | — | #2,251 |
| 1991 | 56 | — | #2,304 |
| 1990 | 62 | — | #2,108 |
| 1989 | 45 | — | #2,539 |
| 1988 | 55 | — | #2,103 |
| 1987 | 56 | — | #1,998 |
| 1986 | 47 | — | #2,203 |
| 1985 | 40 | — | #2,451 |
| 1984 | 35 | — | #2,639 |
| 1983 | 39 | — | #2,406 |
| 1982 | 32 | — | #2,856 |
| 1981 | 37 | — | #2,537 |
| 1980 | 46 | — | #2,201 |
| 1979 | 27 | — | #3,098 |
| 1978 | 30 | — | #2,761 |
| 1977 | 31 | — | #2,683 |
| 1976 | 32 | — | #2,503 |
| 1975 | 24 | — | #2,993 |
| 1974 | 29 | — | #2,572 |
| 1973 | 21 | — | #3,154 |
| 1972 | 24 | — | #2,839 |
| 1971 | 30 | — | #2,501 |
| 1970 | 26 | — | #2,727 |
| 1969 | 24 | — | #2,728 |
| 1968 | 26 | — | #2,449 |
| 1967 | 26 | — | #2,393 |
| 1966 | 19 | — | #2,873 |
| 1965 | 40 | — | #1,812 |
| 1964 | 29 | — | #2,266 |
| 1963 | 45 | — | #1,726 |
| 1962 | 28 | — | #2,281 |
| 1961 | 28 | — | #2,264 |
| 1960 | 35 | — | #1,934 |
| 1959 | 45 | — | #1,624 |
| 1958 | 27 | — | #2,178 |
| 1957 | 27 | — | #2,133 |
| 1956 | 38 | — | #1,725 |
| 1955 | 24 | — | #2,240 |
| 1954 | 23 | — | #2,259 |
| 1953 | 26 | — | #2,043 |
| 1952 | 31 | — | #1,797 |
| 1951 | 31 | — | #1,749 |
| 1950 | 41 | — | #1,437 |
| 1949 | 37 | — | #1,520 |
| 1948 | 39 | — | #1,477 |
| 1947 | 14 | — | #2,809 |
| 1946 | 14 | — | #2,653 |
| 1945 | 21 | — | #1,845 |
| 1944 | 11 | — | #2,829 |
| 1943 | 17 | — | #2,183 |
| 1942 | 15 | — | #2,338 |
| 1941 | 10 | — | #2,912 |
| 1940 | 20 | — | #1,808 |
| 1939 | 12 | — | #2,473 |
| 1938 | 10 | — | #2,795 |
| 1937 | 17 | — | #1,950 |
| 1936 | 14 | — | #2,189 |
| 1935 | 11 | — | #2,625 |
| 1934 | 12 | — | #2,478 |
| 1933 | 15 | — | #2,090 |
| 1932 | 11 | — | #2,713 |
| 1931 | 20 | — | #1,766 |
| 1930 | 16 | — | #2,141 |
| 1929 | 13 | — | #2,490 |
| 1928 | 13 | — | #2,544 |
| 1927 | 13 | — | #2,610 |
| 1926 | 18 | — | #2,106 |
| 1925 | 26 | — | #1,661 |
| 1924 | 32 | — | #1,485 |
| 1923 | 27 | — | #1,609 |
| 1922 | 20 | — | #1,980 |
| 1921 | 21 | — | #1,945 |
| 1920 | 30 | — | #1,484 |
| 1919 | 24 | — | #1,667 |
| 1918 | 26 | — | #1,584 |
| 1917 | 28 | — | #1,416 |
| 1916 | 19 | — | #1,827 |
| 1915 | 25 | — | #1,458 |
| 1914 | 23 | — | #1,317 |
| 1913 | 11 | — | #1,947 |
| 1912 | 16 | — | #1,381 |
| 1911 | 12 | — | #1,404 |
| 1910 | 6 | — | #2,244 |
| 1909 | 12 | — | #1,244 |
| 1908 | 5 | — | #2,239 |
| 1907 | 8 | — | #1,556 |
| 1906 | 6 | — | #1,819 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | #1,996 |