What is Jem short for?
Jem is short for James and Jeremy. In 2025, 5 girls in the United States were given Jem as their full name, with nothing longer behind it, according to Social Security records.
The names behind Jem
Each count is the number of children given that name in the United States in 2025, from US Social Security records. A name given to fewer than five children in a year is left out of the published file.
James Hebrew origin
Jem from James: literary charm, straight out of To Kill a Mockingbird.
59 girls and 11,945 boys named James in 2025
Jeremy Hebrew origin
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Jem from Jeremy: vintage charm, once a James form too.
1,152 boys named Jeremy in 2025