Sem — #11249 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Sem

The Social Security Administration has registered 214 babies named Sem between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sem currently holds the #11249 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sem performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sem shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sem in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 214 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.