Unisex name · since 1971
Semaj
Semaj has 7,421 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,426 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,026 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,421
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Semaj is the #1026 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 7,421 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Semaj has been recorded 7,421 times among boys since 1971, currently ranked #1026 nationally and more common than 93% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #1,426 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,026 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,421 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Semaj ranks #1,426 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,026 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,421 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,426 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,026 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,421
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Semaj's 7,421 recorded births place it above 96.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Semaj compares
7,421 Top 10% higher than 90% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Semaj's all-time total is 20x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Semaj | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,421 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 374 | 34 | 22,252 |
Semaj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Semaj's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 374, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Semaj popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 374
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Semaj popularity over time - girls
2,038 total births recorded since 1974 (Semaj as girls' name)
Semaj by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,726 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Semaj's strongest decade.
2,726 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Semaj births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 81
1970s
81 births
- 1980s 151
1980s
151 births
- 1990s 835
1990s
835 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,726 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,450 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,178 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,726 births (37% of all-time use).
How Semaj compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Semaj's total volume
Semaj by state
Where Semaj concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 760 | 10.2% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 748 | 10.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 484 | 6.5% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 442 | 6.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 433 | 5.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 401 | 5.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 358 | 4.8% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 310 | 4.2% |
760 of 7,421 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Semaj appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Semaj's data
- Semaj's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (2,726 total births) through the 2020s (1,178) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Semajs (760 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Semaj: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Semaj draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.