Gemma Name Popularity

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How popular is Gemma?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Gemma, ranked the 229th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Gemma has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Its highest popularity ranking of #229 was reached for the first time this year with 1,369 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Gemma was less than 5, most recently in 1905.

Gemma, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1910-1914, 1934-1937, 1944-1948, 1953-1956, 1960-1963, 1977-1980, 1984-1987, 1989-1993, 1997-2002, and 2003-2014.

For a number of years, the name Gemma has been soaring upward in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Gemma lately has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Gemma?

Gemma's popularity is at or near its highest point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Gemma is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Gemma (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		1,369	229
2017		1,246	257
2016		1,272	247
2015		1,171	269
2014		1,218	272
2013		1,024	315
2012		1,016	318
2011		908	354
2010		682	450
2009		541	564
2008		314	887
2007		218	1,168
2006		210	1,159
2005		201	1,154
2004		147	1,418
2003		154	1,328
2002		175	1,175
2001		155	1,270
2000		107	1,653
1999		140	1,300
1998		111	1,520
1997		75	1,935
1996		69	2,024
1995		97	1,567
1994		80	1,803
1993		81	1,806
1992		59	2,250
1991		56	2,303
1990		62	2,108
1989		45	2,539
1988		55	2,102
1987		56	1,998
1986		48	2,176
1985		40	2,448
1984		35	2,638
1983		39	2,406
1982		32	2,857
1981		37	2,536
1980		46	2,200
1979		27	3,096
1978		30	2,758
1977		31	2,683
1976		32	2,502
1975		24	2,992
1974		29	2,570
1973		21	3,154
1972		24	2,839
1971		30	2,500
1970		26	2,726
1969		24	2,726
1968		26	2,447
1967		25	2,452
1966		19	2,872
1965		40	1,812
1964		29	2,266
1963		45	1,727
1962		28	2,279
1961		28	2,264
1960		35	1,935
1959		45	1,623
1958		27	2,178
1957		27	2,136
1956		38	1,725
1955		24	2,241
1954		23	2,261
1953		26	2,045
1952		31	1,796
1951		31	1,749
1950		41	1,437
1949		37	1,521
1948		39	1,477
1947		14	2,809
1946		14	2,653
1945		21	1,845
1944		11	2,828
1943		17	2,184
1942		15	2,337
1941		10	2,912
1940		20	1,808
1939		12	2,471
1938		10	2,796
1937		17	1,950
1936		14	2,189
1935		11	2,625
1934		12	2,479
1933		15	2,090
1932		11	2,714
1931		20	1,766
1930		16	2,141
1929		13	2,490
1928		13	2,544
1927		13	2,609
1926		18	2,106
1925		26	1,661
1924		32	1,485
1923		27	1,609
1922		20	1,981
1921		21	1,945
1920		30	1,484
1919		24	1,667
1918		26	1,584
1917		28	1,416
1916		19	1,827
1915		25	1,458
1914		23	1,316
1913		11	1,947
1912		16	1,381
1911		12	1,404
1910		6	2,244
1909		12	1,244
1908		5	2,239
1907		8	1,556
1906		6	1,819
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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.