girls:
96 births since 1986
#5620 (2nd percentile)
boys:
64 births since 1963
#4522 (1st percentile)
overall:
160 births since 1963
#7579 (2nd percentile)
The name Jem is the #7,579 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 160 recorded births since 1963. This represents the 2.0% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 2.0% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,620 (1.6% percentile) for all time with 96 births since 1986. For boys, it ranks #4,522 (1.3% percentile) for all time with 64 births since 1963.
Jem first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1963 (1963 for boys and 1986 for girls). Birth data for Jem is available in 22 out of the 61 years between 1963 and 2023 (15 years for girls and 11 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Jem has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (60.0% of all recorded births). In 2023, 41.7% of babies named Jem were girls. Interestingly, until around 1986, the name was more popular for boys (100.0% boys from 1963 to 1985), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (66.2% girls from 1986 to 2023).
For girls, Jem reached its peak popularity in 1987, achieving the 0.7% percentile (ranked #796) with 6 births per million. The name was most common in 1987, with 6 births per million (ranked 0.7% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2020, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Jem ranks #947 for girls (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 48.7% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Jem reached its peak popularity in 2021, achieving the 0.4% percentile (ranked #926) with 5 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 5 births per million (ranked 0.4% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2019, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Jem ranks #909 for boys (0.2% percentile) with 4 births per million, which is 79.6% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Jem".
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