Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Jemimah

Gender

Female

Origin

Arabic
Little dove. In the bible one of Jobs three daughters known as the most beautiful women of their time: (the other two were Keziah and Keren)

Pronunciation

j(e)-mi-mah

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #4458, 31 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6325, 18 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
202518
202429
202324
202224
202128
202027
201929
201831
201728
201629

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #664, 56 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1315, 24 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202524
202427
202314
202223
202115
202033
201928
201835
201746
201634

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #5331, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
20213
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #632, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20254
20243
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence