US rank #7988 Unisex name Peak 2004 130 births

Semaje — #7988 US boys' name

130 babies named Semaje in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s172000s722010s242020s17
#7988
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Semaje was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

14 babies were named Semaje in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Semaje

The Social Security Administration has registered 130 babies named Semaje between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Semaje currently holds the #7988 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Semaje is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 26 additional births since 2002.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Semaje performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Semaje shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Semaje in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Semaje 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 130 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.

Semaje at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

130

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2004

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,988

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Semaje popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
14
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
46810121416 2024201220092005200219991996 5

Semaje popularity over time — girls

26 total births recorded since 2002 (Semaje as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 26 births
45678910 2009200620042002 5

Semaje by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
72 births that decade — 55% of Semaje's all-time total
1990s172000s722010s242020s17

Semaje by state

Where Semaje concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Semaje
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.8%
California share of Semaje's total US births 3.8%

5 of 130 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Semaje?
130 babies have been named Semaje since 1996. It currently ranks #7988 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 14 births.
When was Semaje most popular?
Semaje was most popular in the 2000s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Semaje most popular?
The top states for the name Semaje are California (5 births).
Is Semaje a unisex name?
Yes, Semaje is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 130 births, and as a girl's name it has 26 births.
How long has the name Semaje been used?
Semaje has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Semaje?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Semaj, Semir, Sem, Semisi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1996–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.