Gem
#17,318 most common girls' name of all time · #28,479 across all names · 2% male / 98% female · used 1914–2025
Rank among girls
#17,318
Rank overall
#28,479 of 105,966
First appeared
1914
Years on the list
29 of 146
All-time
222
Since 2016
103
Peak year
2022 #8,089
Best rank
#3,940 1952
Girls
Boys
peak 18/yr
Gem first appears in 1914. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,029 |
| 2024 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,610 |
| 2023 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,259 |
| 2022 | 13 | 5 | 18 | #8,089 |
| 2021 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,049 |
| 2020 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,318 |
| 2019 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,547 |
| 2018 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,628 |
| 2017 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,397 |
| 2016 | 14 | — | 14 | #8,028 |
| 2015 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,935 |
| 2014 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,699 |
| 2013 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,726 |
| 2007 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,633 |
| 2006 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,357 |
| 2004 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,771 |
| 2001 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,197 |
| 2000 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,195 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | 5 | #12,559 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,110 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | 8 | #7,670 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,418 |
| 1978 | 7 | — | 7 | #7,779 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | 6 | #7,473 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,806 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,002 |
| 1952 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,940 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,640 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,084 |