Gemma is a girl's name of Italian origin meaning “bud.” In 2024 it was given to 1,514 girls in the United States.
Gemma belongs to the Italian tradition. Its meaning — “bud” — is the sense carried by its Italian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Gemma first appears in Social Security records in 1904. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #177 in 2023, and in 2024 1,514 babies received the name — 24,227 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Gemma means “bud” in its Italian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Gemma is a girl name. In 2024, 1,514 babies received the name in the US.
Gemma comes from the Italian tradition.
Gemma first appears in US records in 1904. Its best-ever ranking was #177 in 2023, and 1,514 babies were given the name in 2024.
Gemma is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛmə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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