Gemma
Gemma is an Italian female name, of Latin origin, meaning "bud" or "precious stone". The name has been amongst the most popular in England and Scotland during the 1980s.
- Italian
- Catalan
- English
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Gemma
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gemma is an Italian female name, of Latin origin, meaning "bud" or "precious stone". The name has been amongst the most popular in England and Scotland during the 1980s.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Catalan
- English
- Dutch
The Story of Gemma
The earliest SSA record of Gemma as a baby girl name dates back to 1904, when 5 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 1,653 newborns named Gemma — #176 in the national rankings. About 42% of every Gemma on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Gemma ranks #195 for baby girls with 1,598 births, gradually rising (+11%). All told, over 27K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Gemma
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Gemma. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Gemma
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About the name Gemma
Gemma is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1904 and has accumulated 27K births in the dataset. Gemma's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #176. Use the chart and map above to compare Gemma's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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