Pema
Girl · PEH-mah · Sanskrit
Pema is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “lotus”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Pema mean?
Sanskrit: Tibetan and Bhutanese form of padma 'lotus'
“lotus”
A Tibetan and Bhutanese name from the Sanskrit word for lotus, a Buddhist symbol of purity.
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- PEH-mah
Is Pema a girl's or a boy's name?
Pema is a girls' name.
How popular is Pema in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Pema in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Pema in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 14 | #7,635 |
| 2022 | 15 | #7,276 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 13 | #8,142 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
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