Total births
19
Girls' name · since 1965
Semantha
Semantha has 19 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1965 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 19
- total births
- 1965–1968
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Semantha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 19 have been recorded since 1965.
Semantha has 19 recorded births among girls since 1965, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 1968.
- 19 total births
- 1965–1968 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
19 girls have been named Semantha since 1965, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1968.
- 19
- total births
- 1965–1968
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Semantha was born in this single decade.
1965
Single peak year
9 babies were named Semantha in 1965 - its busiest year on record.
Semantha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Semantha's full recorded timeline at 1966, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1965 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Semantha at a glance
Last recorded 1968Peak year
1965
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1965
Semantha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1968
- Peak year (1965)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Semantha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Semantha's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Semantha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 19 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Semantha? ▼
19 babies have been named Semantha since 1965. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1965 with 9 births.
When was Semantha most popular? ▼
Semantha was most popular in the 1960s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Semantha been used? ▼
Semantha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 4 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Semantha? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Semaj, Semira, Semone, Sema, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Semantha
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1965–1968 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Semantha: Baby Name Since 1965 - 19 Births, Peak 1965." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/semantha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Semantha 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 July 2026.