Jem: Meaning of Baby Name Jem

Jem Popularity Snapshot

Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 64 baby boys have been named Jem. The name peaked in 2021 with 9 US births that year (rank #8468).

Other English-Origin Names Like Jem

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3-Letter Names Starting with J

Names with Jem's exact length and starting letter: Jae, Jai, Jan, Jax, Jay.

Quick Facts About Jem

5,642

English baby names in our dictionary

3,391

English male names

20

3-letter J-names in our dictionary

431

J-male names total

Not in registry

US SSA records — name appears fewer than 5 times in any year

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Compare Jem to Other Popular Names

Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Jem against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).

Jem vs Liam 239,320 births since 2014

Jem vs Noah 230,181 births since 2014

Jem vs Oliver 164,076 births since 2014

Jem vs William 159,918 births since 2014

Jem vs James 157,850 births since 2014

Jem vs Elijah 153,351 births since 2014

Jem vs Benjamin 147,449 births since 2014

Jem vs Lucas 141,302 births since 2014

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