Gemma
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning gem or jewel.
How Gemma has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #269 |
| 2016 | #247 |
| 2017 | #256 |
| 2018 | #229 |
| 2019 | #198 |
| 2020 | #207 |
| 2021 | #191 |
| 2022 | #197 |
| 2023 | #176 |
| 2024 | #203 |
| 2025 | #170 |
Gemma by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Gemma. In the US, 1,241 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,270 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Gemma. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Gemma
Names that are said the same way as Gemma, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean wealth
Like Gemma, each of these has wealth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Maddoxfortunate, beneficent; son of Madoc3,119 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Margaretpearl; precious gem2,242 in the US (2017)
- Maggiepearl; a form of Margaret271 in England and Wales (2025)
- Margotpearl1,230 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maisiepearl; a form of Margaret966 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Gemma
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