Given name & surname
Jemma
“jewel”
Jemma is used as a given name and a surname. Jemma is connected with Gemma.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
In English use, Jemma is used as a spelling variant of Gemma.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jemma through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,002
- 0 boys · 8,002 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 594 babies
- 2025
- 313
- #866 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 313 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 866 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 24.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 594 in 2018. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (37). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,887 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.
Jemma’s family of names
Jemma has an alternative spelling in Gemma. In English usage, Jemma has a related form in Gemma. Jemma is a form of Gemma.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jemma
- JemWelsh singer, songwriter, and record producerborn 1975
- Jemma McKenzie-Brownactress, singer, dancerborn 1994
- Jemma ReekieScottish middle-distance runnerborn 1998
- Jemma LoweBritish swimmerborn 1990
- Jemma DallenderBritish actress (1988 – )
- Jemma SimpsonBritish middle-distance runnerborn 1984
- Jemma RoseEnglish footballer (born 1992)
- Jemma PowellBritish actressborn 1980
- Jemma RedmondIrish biotechnology pioneer1978–2016
Characters named Jemma: Jemma Simmons (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. character).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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