Jemima
About Jemima
The name Jemima peaked for girls at #713 in 1885. The name is most popular in Massachusetts, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
3 syllables.
As of September 2026, Jemima ranked #3544 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #713 in 1885, Nameberry popularity #484.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,056 | 55 | 30.8 |
| 2015 | #4,182 | 35 | 19.6 |
| 2016 | #3,550 | 44 | 24.8 |
| 2017 | #3,948 | 38 | 22 |
| 2018 | #2,695 | 64 | 37.6 |
| 2019 | #3,416 | 46 | 27.4 |
| 2020 | #4,112 | 34 | 21 |
| 2021 | #3,766 | 40 | 24.4 |
| 2022 | #3,049 | 54 | 32.9 |
| 2023 | #2,796 | 61 | 38 |
| 2024 | #3,024 | 54 | 33.3 |
| 2025 | #3,544 | 43 | 26.8 |
World rankings
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Famous Jemimas
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- Jemima Khan
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- Jemima Nicholas
led the women of Pembrokeshire in the "last invasion of Britain"
- Jemima Rooper
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- Jemima Wilkinson
American evangelist
- Jemima West
French actress
- Jemima Ullyet (b. 2005)
daughter of tennis player Kevin Ullyet
- Jemima Bercow (b. 2008)
daughter of British politicians John and Sally Bercow
Jemima in pop culture
- Jemima
character in "Cats"
- Jemima
character on "Play School"
- Lady Jemima
character in "My Aunt Margaret's Mirror" by Sir Walter Scott
- Jemima Jones
character in "Jemima J" by Jane Green
- Jemima Kicksey
character in "The Amours of Mr Deuceace" by William Makepeace Thackeray
- Jemima Potts
character in "Chitty,Chitty,Bang,Bang"
- Jemima Puddleduck
character in eponymous book by Beatrix Potter
- Jemima Stanbury
character in "He Knew He Was Right" by Anthony Trollope
- Jemima "Jem" Walker
character on "In The Flesh"
- Jemima "Jed" Marshall
character in "The Night Manager" by John le Carré
- Aunt Jemima
advertising figure used for a U.S. brand of pancake mix and syrup