Unisex name · since 1996
Semaja
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 163 babies named Semaja, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,936 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 163
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
163 girls have been named Semaja since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Semaja has been recorded 163 times among girls since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1996 to 2021.
- #21,936 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 163 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Semaja ranks #21,936 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 163 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,936 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 163
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Semaja's 163 recorded births place it above 69.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Semaja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Semaja splits its recorded history at 2008: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Semaja popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2021
- Peak year (2004)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Semaja popularity over time - boys
22 total births recorded since 2005 (Semaja as boys' name)
Semaja by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (110 births, 67% of the file).
2000s was Semaja's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Semaja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
110 births
- 2010s 42
2010s
42 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 110 births (67% of all-time use).
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What to do with Semaja's data
- Semaja's decade-level peak was the 2000s (110 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Semaja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1996–2021 (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 Semaja 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.