Zema

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 4 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
4
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4867
4 babies

Zema by the numbers

In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Zema. In the US, 11 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

What we can tell you about Zema

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Zema. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Zenawelcoming, hospitable; form of xenia81 in the US (2017)
  • Zetasixth letter of the greek alphabet21 in the US (2017)
  • Zeraseed5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Zeagrain; a genus of grasses8 in the US (2017)
  • Zelmahelmet of god; a form of Selma7 in the US (2017)
  • Zebabeauty, grace3 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Zema

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