The baby name Jem is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒɛm/.
The baby name Jem is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒɛm/.
Jem is in Origin.
Jem is a brisk English diminutive most often for James, Jeremy, or Jeremiah - names rooted in Hebrew Ya‘akov (“supplanter”) and Yirmeyahu (“Yahweh will exalt”). It also functions as a unisex short form of Jemima (“dove”). In cross‑cultural use, Jem can represent Turkish Cem (pronounced “Jem”), the Turkish form of Persian Jam/Jamshid. Accordingly, its meanings vary by source: “supplanter,” “Yahweh exalts,” or “dove.”
Used across Britain from at least the 18th century, Jem appears both as a nickname in records and, at times, as an independent given name. Notable bearers include prizefighter Jem Belcher and literary Jem Finch of To Kill a Mockingbird, with modern visibility via the Welsh singer Jem (born Jemma). Related forms and variants include Jim, Jemmy/Jemmie, Jamie, Jemma/Gemma (fem.), and Turkish Cem/Djem. Today it feels friendly, vintage, and literary.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| ET | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 678 |
| TM | Girls | 0 | #34 | 2 | 574 |
| TM | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 614 |
| LU | 0 | #65 | 2 | 2,830 | |
| PH | 0 | #78 | 19 | 5,607 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| QA | 0 | #103 | 4 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #107 | 2 | 1,564 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #137 | 3 | 6,332 |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #183 | 5 | 10,220 | |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #216 | 5 | 3,850 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #228 | 7 | 5,842 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #250 | 2 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #253 | 4 | 7,111 |
| SG | 0 | #254 | 16 | 11,010 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #257 | 7 | 7,056 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #272 | 7 | 7,507 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| SA | 0 | #285 | 11 | 10,560 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #287 | 3 | 8,139 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #292 | 100 | 13,098 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #297 | 20 | 15,378 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #327 | 57 | 11,440 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #335 | 3 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #347 | 8 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #355 | 3 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #358 | 5 | 8,539 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #386 | 4 | 7,057 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #387 | 10 | 15,987 |
| YE | 0 | #396 | 3 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #403 | 4 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #436 | 10 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #471 | 4 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #481 | 3 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #500 | 16 | 19,177 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #508 | 3 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| LY | 0 | #514 | 22 | 12,703 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #517 | 9 | 11,303 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #523 | 4 | 12,621 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #536 | 18 | 20,968 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #539 | 3 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #544 | 4 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #553 | 5 | 12,905 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #555 | 32 | 18,916 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #561 | 5 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #568 | 6 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #581 | 7 | 17,937 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #600 | 16 | 16,104 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #619 | 4 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #638 | 30 | 13,071 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #648 | 4 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #662 | 36 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #688 | 20 | 18,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #716 | 13 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #751 | 19 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #810 | 20 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #820 | 7 | 15,093 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #832 | 104 | 25,931 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #868 | 11 | 14,506 |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #892 | 7 | 7,053 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #910 | 11 | 15,656 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #911 | 6 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #911 | 8 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #916 | 28 | 14,861 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #918 | 8 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #932 | 20 | 5,873 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #933 | 62 | 24,821 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #936 | 17 | 5,697 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #944 | 12 | 5,933 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #947 | 13 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #972 | 11 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #992 | 10 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #993 | 119 | 25,439 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #996 | 6 | 16,906 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,061 | 18 | 16,140 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,062 | 31 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,081 | 48 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,154 | 23 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,155 | 24 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,170 | 14 | 17,781 |
| TR | 0 | #1,185 | 27 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,228 | 9 | 25,928 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,408 | 39 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,454 | 18 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,464 | 151 | 28,008 |
Jem is popular in 65 countries — most recent births per country:
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