Jemmy
Jemmy is a usually masculine given name. It is often short for James or Jimena.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Jemmy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jemmy is a usually masculine given name. It is often short for James or Jimena.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Jemmy
The earliest SSA record of Jemmy as a baby girl name dates back to 1999, when 5 babies received it. 1999 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Jemmy — #14,411 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Jemmys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2000 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 10 Jemmys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Jemmy
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About the name Jemmy
Jemmy is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Jemmy's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #14,411. Use the chart and map above to compare Jemmy'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.