Jemmie
The Story of Jemmie
As a girl name
American parents first put Jemmie on the record books as a girl name in 1909, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1925, when 10 Jemmies were born — ranking #3,116 that year. About 45% of every Jemmie on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Jemmie last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 97 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Jemmie as a boy name dates back to 1919, when 8 babies received it. 1936 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Jemmie — #2,184 in the national rankings. About 43% of every Jemmie on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Jemmie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1951, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 110 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jemmie
Jemmie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 110 births in the dataset. Jemmie's peak popularity came in 1936 when it ranked #2,184. Use the chart and map above to compare Jemmie'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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