The baby name Jema is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒɛmə/ (JEH-mə),/ˈdʒiːmə/ (JEE-mə).
The baby name Jema is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒɛmə/ (JEH-mə),/ˈdʒiːmə/ (JEE-mə).
Jema is in Origin.
Jema is a cross-cultural given name, used mostly for girls, that blends two etymological streams. In European contexts it is a streamlined variant of Gemma/Jemma, ultimately from Latin gemma “jewel, precious stone,” carried into medieval Italy and popular in England and elsewhere from the Middle Ages, then revived in the 19th–20th centuries. As such, Jema shares the luminous “gem” meaning and elegant brevity of its cousins Gemma, Gema (Spanish), and Jemma.
In East Africa, Jema also aligns with Swahili -ema “good, kind,” where jema functions as a noun meaning “a good deed/thing,” giving the name a virtue sense of goodness or benevolence; it is recorded as a modern, sometimes unisex, choice in Tanzania and Kenya. Variants and related forms include Gemma, Jemma, and Gema; diminutives Jem and Jemi are common. Usage remains uncommon globally but is quietly rising with minimalist spellings.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SV | Girls | 0 | #18 | 1 | 458 |
| TM | Girls | 0 | #32 | 4 | 574 |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #74 | 2 | 1,051 |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2021 | #182 | 2 | 1,578 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 4,970 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2021 | #286 | 5 | 2,910 |
| France | Girls | 1968 | #292 | 3 | 1,246 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #327 | 3 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #334 | 4 | 6,973 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #337 | 7 | 15,378 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #338 | 2 | 7,570 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #356 | 3 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #360 | 3 | 8,539 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #371 | 20 | 13,098 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #404 | 3 | 8,413 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #414 | 32 | 10,523 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #419 | 6 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #495 | 21 | 19,177 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #519 | 5 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #523 | 4 | 12,621 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| LY | 0 | #524 | 12 | 12,703 | |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #534 | 3 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #538 | 4 | 7,500 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #544 | 10 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #571 | 3 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #600 | 12 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #605 | 11 | 16,104 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #624 | 9 | 18,916 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #627 | 4 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #647 | 8 | 13,121 |
| SY | 0 | #685 | 44 | 11,684 | |
| LB | 0 | #686 | 5 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #813 | 17 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #823 | 4 | 15,093 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #832 | 20 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #870 | 66 | 25,931 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #901 | 43 | 14,861 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #908 | 13 | 15,656 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #911 | 6 | 8,487 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #946 | 10 | 5,933 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #954 | 30 | 5,561 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #977 | 18 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 5 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,055 | 24 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,096 | 33 | 20,986 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,119 | 65 | 17,781 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,169 | 10 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,200 | 12 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,230 | 7 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,231 | 4 | 20,130 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,425 | 22 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,597 | 18 | 28,008 |
Jema is popular in 67 countries — most recent births per country:
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