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Gem Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Gem?

In 2018 the rare name Gem, ranked the 10,777th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Gem would be a striking name choice.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #3851 was reached in 1914.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2016 with 14 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Gem was less than 5, most recently in 2012.

For a number of years, the name Gem has steadily increased in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Gem for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Gem?

Gem's popularity is at a high point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Gem is mostly unused but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Gem (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 9 10,777
2017 11 9,501
2016 14 8,118
2015 8 12,194
2014 6 15,214
2013 5 17,441
2012 < 5 --
2011 < 5 --
2010 < 5 --
2009 < 5 --
2008 < 5 --
2007 6 16,149
2006 5 18,076
2005 < 5 --
2004 9 10,991
2003 < 5 --
2002 < 5 --
2001 9 10,382
2000 5 15,865
1999 < 5 --
1998 < 5 --
1997 < 5 --
1996 < 5 --
1995 < 5 --
1994 < 5 --
1993 < 5 --
1992 < 5 --
1991 < 5 --
1990 < 5 --
1989 5 13,052
1988 < 5 --
1987 < 5 --
1986 5 11,528
1985 8 7,803
1984 < 5 --
1983 < 5 --
1982 < 5 --
1981 < 5 --
1980 < 5 --
1979 5 10,703
1978 7 7,892
1977 < 5 --
1976 < 5 --
1975 < 5 --
1974 < 5 --
1973 < 5 --
1972 6 7,577
1971 < 5 --
1970 < 5 --
1969 < 5 --
1968 < 5 --
1967 < 5 --
1966 < 5 --
1965 < 5 --
1964 < 5 --
1963 < 5 --
1962 < 5 --
1961 5 6,899
1960 < 5 --
1959 < 5 --
1958 < 5 --
1957 < 5 --
1956 < 5 --
1955 < 5 --
1954 5 6,035
1953 < 5 --
1952 9 3,918
1951 < 5 --
1950 < 5 --
1949 < 5 --
1948 < 5 --
1947 < 5 --
1946 6 4,624
1945 < 5 --
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1914 5 3,851
1913 < 5 --
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1911 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.