Given name
Jemimah
“dove”·“horn of eyepaint”
Jemimah is a variant of Jemima. Interpretations include “dove” (Hebrew) and “horn of eyepaint” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original Hebrewימימה
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jemimah is a variant of Jemima. Interpretations include “dove” (Hebrew) and “horn of eyepaint” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jemimah is a variant of Jemima. A possible origin is Hebrew, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jemimah is a variant of Jemima. The history of Jemima gives this family its wider story. In biblical tradition, Jemima is the name of the eldest of the daughters of Job.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Jemimah appears in Job 42:15.
From biblical name research
Jemimah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 562
- 0 boys · 562 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #6,422 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,422 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 641 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jemimah’s family of names
Jemimah has a related form in Jemima.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Jemimah
- Jemimah RodriguesIndian cricketerborn 2000
- Jemimah KariukiKenyan founder of free ambulance serviceborn 2000
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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