Gemma
Girl5 letters
#718
in Ireland (2025)
#692 with spellings combined
4
babies in 2025
#36
best rank (1992)
3,535
babies since 1964
Down 376
10-year rank change
Gemma through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #692 |
| 2024 | 4 | #714 |
| 2023 | 8 | #434 |
| 2022 | 7 | #497 |
| 2021 | 3 | #849 |
| 2020 | 6 | #534 |
| 2019 | 3 | #844 |
| 2018 | 9 | #434 |
| 2017 | 13 | #325 |
| 2016 | 17 | #273 |
| 2015 | 15 | #316 |
| 2014 | 17 | #291 |
| 2013 | 20 | #255 |
| 2012 | 38 | #151 |
| 2011 | 34 | #170 |
| 2010 | 45 | #136 |
| 2009 | 51 | #128 |
| 2008 | 69 | #98 |
| 2007 | 56 | #106 |
| 2006 | 35 | #146 |
| 2005 | 42 | #119 |
| 2004 | 50 | #105 |
| 2003 | 49 | #108 |
| 2002 | 49 | #101 |
| 2001 | 49 | #97 |
| 2000 | 48 | #92 |
| 1999 | 53 | #84 |
| 1998 | 70 | #56 |
| 1997 | 120 | #51 |
| 1996 | 86 | #61 |
| 1995 | 91 | #58 |
| 1994 | 103 | #54 |
| 1993 | 106 | #56 |
| 1992 | 165 | #36 |
| 1991 | 113 | #58 |
| 1990 | 84 | #85 |
| 1989 | 84 | #79 |
| 1988 | 103 | #70 |
| 1987 | 87 | #84 |
| 1986 | 107 | #74 |
| 1985 | 111 | #70 |
| 1984 | 157 | #50 |
| 1983 | 104 | #78 |
| 1982 | 139 | #67 |
| 1981 | 123 | #70 |
| 1980 | 105 | #84 |
| 1979 | 106 | #82 |
| 1978 | 91 | #86 |
| 1977 | 101 | #81 |
| 1976 | 65 | #121 |
| 1975 | 36 | #168 |
| 1974 | 33 | #183 |
| 1973 | 28 | #193 |
| 1972 | 27 | #188 |
| 1971 | 26 | #193 |
| 1970 | 23 | #193 |
| 1969 | 32 | #166 |
| 1968 | 29 | #164 |
| 1967 | 17 | #192 |
| 1966 | 19 | #182 |
| 1965 | 25 | #161 |
| 1964 | 25 | #149 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Gemma yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Gemma | 4 | 3,535 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #35 (1997); 402 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.