Jemima is a distinctive choice, ranked #460 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Jemima in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#460
About the Name Jemima
Jemima has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 140 places in five years. It was most popular in 2008 at #157 β parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Jemima is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school β standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Jemima
Unlikely. With around 90 UK babies named Jemima per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Jemima in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Jemima has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 140 places in the last five years. Its peak was #157 in 2008. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Jemima is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Jemima include: Jemima Levick β Jemima Levick is a British theatre director.; Jemima Luke β Jemima Luke was an English writer of hymns, religious studies and biographies during the Victorian era..
Jemima does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice β your child is unlikely to encounter American Jemimas in the wild.
90
UK babies named Jemima (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 140 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Jemima
Likely around 1 other Jemima in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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Jemima Levick is a British theatre director. From 2016 to 2021 she was artistic director of Edinburgh-based Stellar Quines Theatre Company, from 2021 - 2024 she was the Artistic Director of A Play, A Pie and A Pint at Γran MΓ³r.
Jemima Luke was an English writer of hymns, religious studies and biographies during the Victorian era. She is best known for her children's hymn "I think when I read that sweet story of old".