Jemimah
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning dove; biblical name from jemimah.
Babies a year
24
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1315
24 babies
Jemimah by the numbers
In 2025, 24 babies in England and Wales were named Jemimah. In the US, 28 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 31 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jemimah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Jemimadove90 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jemiah7 in the US (2017)
- Jemmagem or jewel; spelling variant of Gemma491 in the US (2017)
- Jermiahgod will exalt; variant spelling of Jeremiah45 in the US (2017)
- Jamilahbeautiful; graceful44 in the US (2017)
- Jeniahgod is gracious; form of jehovah or jane9 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a bird
Like Jemimah, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Avalife; bird15,914 in the US (2017)
- Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
- Phoenixmythical bird that rises from ashes2,184 in the US (2017)
- Alondralark; a form of Alondra844 in the US (2017)
- Jennasmall bird or paradise; form of Jinn804 in the US (2017)
- Ravendark-haired; from the bird name742 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Jemimah
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