Feminine dossier · first seen 1881

Jemima

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Jemima
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2018

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1881Peak 20182024

Peak year

2018

Decline from peak

15.6%

2024

All-time

1,783

Jemima has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2018, when 64 girls were named Jemima.

In 2024, only 54 girls were given the name.

Down 15.6% from its peak.

All told, about 1,783 Americans have been named Jemima and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1881.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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