Gemima
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- juh-MY-muh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Gemima is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “dove”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Gemima mean?
Hebrew: variant of Jemima, Hebrew yemima
“dove”
A variant of Jemima, the name of Job's eldest daughter in the Bible; the Hebrew yemima is usually taken to mean dove.
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Is Gemima a girl's or a boy's name?
Gemima is a girls' name.
How popular is Gemima in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 6 girls.
Gemima in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
Nicknames for Gemima
- Mimi 43 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Gemima
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jessica, Anna, Temiloluwa, Emma, Ifeoluwa, Chioma, Chiara, Rebecca, Eriifeoluwa, Naomi, Abigail, Anjolaoluwa
Names related to Gemima
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Gemima: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gemima, updated 20 October 2026.