NameTides

Jem

Jem was the #14,942 girls' name in the US in 2025 (5 babies).

Jem as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Jem as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020US
Jem as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.021880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & Wales
2025#14,942 (5)—
2024#13,477 (6)—
2023#15,194 (5)—
2022#13,592 (6)—
2021#15,251 (5)—
2020#15,088 (5)—
2017#14,124 (6)—
2015#13,006 (7)—
2014#14,558 (6)—
2005—#3,382 (5)
2003#12,408 (7)—
1994#13,430 (5)—
1991#13,147 (5)—
1990#9,247 (8)—
1989#10,847 (6)—

Jem as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
Jem as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020IrelandEngland & Wales
Jem as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIreland
2025—#2,269 (10)—#829 (3)
2024—#2,089 (11)——
2023#9,763 (7)#2,814 (7)——
2022#10,863 (6)#2,756 (7)——
2021#8,166 (9)#2,493 (8)——
2020—#2,076 (10)——
2019—#2,266 (9)—#764 (3)
2018—#2,445 (8)——
2017#10,775 (6)#2,734 (7)——
2016#12,185 (5)#2,335 (9)——
2015—#2,319 (9)——
2014—#2,459 (8)#680 (3)—
2013—#2,055 (10)——
2012—#1,962 (11)——
2011—#1,251 (20)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1987 at #6,335.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1986.

How common is it?

about 1 in 330,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 330,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 27,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Jem is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 300,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 210,000 to 1 in 420,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.