Jem
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Jem
This name of the ten-year-old boy in the much loved and acclaimed modern classic To Kill a Mockingbird could find favor along with that of the character's sister, Scout.
Jem for girls#15941 US
There was an eighties cartoon queen named Jem (& The Holograms), and this is as likely to be a full name as a short form – deriving from Jemma, Jemima or Jameela.
Pronounced JEM.
As of October 2026, Jem ranked #10176 in US births in 2023 SSA, peaked at #4322 in 1963, Nameberry popularity #830.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
World rankings
Jem for boys
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Famous Jems
- JemGirl
stage name of Jemma Griffiths, Welsh singer,songwriter
Jem in pop culture
- James Matthew "Jem" BlytheBoy
the oldest son of Anne from the "Anne of Green Gables" series
- Jeremy Atticus "Jem" FinchBoy
character in the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
- Jemima "Jem" WalkerGirl
character on British TV series "In the Flesh"
- Jem CostelloGirl
character on British soap "Hollyoaks"
- JemGirl
a character in Rachel Ward's Numbers
- Jem aka Jerrica BentonGirl
main character in animated series "Jem and the Holograms,"