Jem is a very rare variant of Jemma that peaked in 2021 and has grown less common since.
Jem is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #15,941 for girl births in the United States (and #26,449 across all names), given to 5 babies. Jem was first reported in SSA data in 1963 and peaked in 1987 (11 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #15,941 | — |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | #14,229 | — |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | #16,238 | #10,184 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | #14,347 | #11,491 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | #16,299 | #8,474 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | #16,184 | — |
| 2017 | 12 | 12 | #14,900 | #11,386 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,104 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | #13,631 | — |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | #15,442 | — |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,338 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,566 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | #13,023 | — |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,489 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #14,356 | — |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #14,070 | — |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #9,621 | — |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #11,408 | — |
| 1988 | 9 | — | #7,967 | — |
| 1987 | 11 | — | #6,496 | — |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #11,648 | — |
| 1971 | 5 | — | — | #5,259 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | — | #4,682 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | — | #4,321 |