Meaning and history
Jemima is traditionally said to mean “dove,” though it may actually be related to the Hebrew יוֹמָם (yomam), meaning “daytime.” In the Old Testament, it is the name of the eldest of Job’s three daughters, and it became common in English during the Puritan era.
20062006: 36 births, rank #4,073
2007: 43 births, rank #3,721
2008: 33 births, rank #4,550
2009: 51 births, rank #3,252
2010: 34 births, rank #4,306
20112011: 40 births, rank #3,781
2012: 42 births, rank #3,711
2013: 44 births, rank #3,513
2014: 55 births, rank #3,041
2015: 35 births, rank #4,144
20162016: 44 births, rank #3,523
2017: 38 births, rank #3,919
2018: 64 births, rank #2,677
2019: 46 births, rank #3,388
2020: 34 births, rank #4,078
20212021: 41 births, rank #3,678
2022: 54 births, rank #3,033
2023: 62 births, rank #2,757
2024: 56 births, rank #2,930
20252025: 43 births, rank #3,517
Jemima rose from #916 to #846 for girls between 1891 and 1893. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 13.