Is Gemma a boy or girl name?
Gemma is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,514 girls and 0 boys were named Gemma, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 24,227 US babies named Gemma were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #203
- Babies named Gemma since 1904
- 24,227
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 1,653 babies
Boys and girls named Gemma, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 36 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 190 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 213 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 138 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 198 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 313 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 300 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 275 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 432 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 830 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,223 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 11,463 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 7,616 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,514 | #203 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,653 | #177 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,509 | #197 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,553 | #190 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,387 | #208 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,526 | #198 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,383 | #228 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,253 | #255 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,273 | #248 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,174 | #269 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,219 | #272 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,025 | #316 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,017 | #319 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 910 | #352 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 683 | #451 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 542 | #563 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 314 | #887 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 218 | #1,168 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 210 | #1,160 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,154 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,418 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,176 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,270 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,654 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,300 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,521 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,935 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,024 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,568 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,803 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,805 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,251 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,304 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,539 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,103 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,998 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,203 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,450 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,638 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,406 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,856 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,537 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,201 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,098 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,762 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,683 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,502 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,993 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,572 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,154 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,839 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,441 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,727 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,728 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,449 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,392 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,873 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,813 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,266 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,726 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,280 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,264 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,934 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,624 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,179 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,132 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,725 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,240 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,259 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,044 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,797 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,749 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,437 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,520 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,477 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,809 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,653 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,845 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,829 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,183 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,338 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,912 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,808 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,473 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,795 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,950 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,189 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,625 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,478 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,090 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,713 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,766 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,141 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,490 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,544 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,610 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,106 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,661 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,485 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,609 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,980 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,945 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,484 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,667 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,584 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,416 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,827 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,458 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,317 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,947 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,381 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,404 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,244 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,244 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,239 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,556 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,819 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,996 |
Highest rank
Gemma has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #177 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.