Pema

A unisex name of Sanskrit origin, meaning lotus flower; tibetan buddhist name.

Babies a year
18
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Pema by the numbers

Pema was given to 18 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 15 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that mean a flower

Like Pema, each of these has a flower in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Chloegreen shoot, blooming6,920 in the US (2017)
  • Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Violetthe violet flower; purple1,061 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Leilaniheavenly flower2,264 in the US (2017)
  • Jasminejasmine flower; gift from god455 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Pema

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