Jemima · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1881

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 106 recorded years as a table

Jemima, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1881	54
1882	46
1883	53
1884	70
1885	75
1887	62
1888	34
1889	28
1890	32
1891	54
1892	24
1893	61
1895	34
1896	21
1897	47
1898	19
1900	37
1901	25
1902	23
1903	19
1905	21
1908	24
1909	23
1910	15
1911	12
1912	14
1913	10
1914	7
1915	12
1916	15
1917	17
1918	12
1919	6
1920	7
1921	6
1922	7
1923	6
1924	8
1925	7
1926	5
1927	6
1928	6
1929	6
1932	7
1935	8
1938	7
1941	5
1949	3
1966	3
1967	4
1969	3
1970	3
1972	5
1973	3
1974	10
1975	9
1976	4
1977	8
1978	6
1979	7
1980	4
1981	6
1982	7
1983	6
1984	7
1985	6
1986	7
1987	5
1988	10
1989	8
1990	7
1991	9
1992	6
1993	9
1994	7
1995	10
1996	17
1997	8
1998	10
1999	16
2000	14
2001	13
2002	13
2003	19
2004	17
2005	16
2006	19
2007	22
2008	17
2009	28
2010	19
2011	23
2012	24
2013	25
2014	31
2015	20
2016	25
2017	22
2018	38
2019	27
2020	21
2021	25
2022	33
2023	39
2024	35
2025	27

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Jemima isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 43
Rank in 2025: #3,517
How rare: 1 in 37,378 girls
Since 1881: 1,832

Most popular in 1885, at 75 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 36% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.