NameTides

Jemima

Jemima was the #3,517 girls' name in the US in 2025 (43 babies), and #444 in England & Wales and #1,577 in Canada.

Jemima as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Jemima as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Jemima as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
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.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#3,517 (43)#444 (90)———#1,577 (15)
2024#2,930 (56)#460 (90)———#1,949 (11)
2023#2,757 (62)#449 (89)———#1,491 (15)
2022#3,033 (54)#416 (102)———#1,854 (11)
2021#3,678 (41)#371 (124)#792 (3)——#2,021 (10)
2020#4,078 (34)#320 (142)#765 (3)——#1,428 (16)
2019#3,388 (46)#273 (178)#765 (3)——#2,188 (9)
2018#2,677 (64)#297 (159)#583 (5)——#2,587 (7)
2017#3,919 (38)#231 (217)—#432 (3)—#1,382 (17)
2016#3,523 (44)#221 (237)———#1,019 (26)
2015#4,144 (35)#213 (255)—#358 (4)—#2,891 (6)
2014#3,041 (55)#211 (252)#681 (4)#439 (3)—#2,185 (9)
2013#3,513 (44)#222 (230)#816 (3)——#2,204 (9)
2012#3,711 (42)#196 (254)#665 (4)—#677 (5)#2,013 (10)
2011#3,781 (40)#176 (296)#674 (4)#444 (3)—#1,361 (17)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1885 at #695.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1881.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 37,000 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 37,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 10,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Jemima is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 30,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 45,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Jemima by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: #840MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Jemima (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
JemimaCanadaGirls#1,57715
JemimaEngland & WalesGirls#44490
JemimaIrelandGirls—too few
JemimaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
JemimaScotlandGirls—too few
JemimaUSGirls#3,51743