A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Gemma
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Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenDerived from the Latin gemma, meaning jewel or budding flower, the name flourished in medieval Italy where Dante Alighieri married Gemma Donati. It remained a staple in Britain and Italy for generations before crossing the Atlantic in meaningful volume during the early twenty-first century.
Also answers toGem, Gigi
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1904–2025
SSA Data 1904 peak: 1,805 souls, A.D. 2025 2025
2025: 1,805 born, rising ↑
Estimated Age
12 yrs
Most Gemmas were born around 2025 — has never once waited for a photo to develop.
Peak Reign
2025
№170 that year
Generation
Gen Alpha, 72%
then Gen Z 20% · Millennial 4%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈26K ever born · now rising
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Gemma grew up with
SSA Dataa screen that always answers back·self-checkout beeps·podcasts in the car seat
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Gemma peaked in 2025.
Estimated average age: 12.
What people think
Opinion LedgerAwaiting human data — cast the first votes.
Gemma sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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Public Opinion Ledger
Ledger Opens Soon
The public has not yet weighed in on Gemma. Early ballots carry the most weight.
* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenA Gemma in the United States today is almost certainly packing a lunchbox or navigating middle school. The name skipped most of the twentieth-century American ledger before arriving in bulk after 2010. It reads crisp, tidy, and largely free of midcentury baggage. Anyone expecting an elderly bearer will be waiting at the wrong end of the playground.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
About seventy-two percent of all living Americans with the name belong to Generation Alpha.
Field Note 02
The name logged fewer than fifty births a year nationwide until the mid-1980s.
Field Note 03
It reached its peak in 2025, recording about two thousand births.
Notable Gemmas
AI-WrittenGemma Jonesactress, b. 1942
Gemma Chanactress, b. 1982
Gemma Artertonactress, b. 1986
Gemma Wardmodel and actress, b. 1987
Ephemera — If Gemma were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Portland, Maine
Color
Sea Glass
Job
Archival framer
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