Recorded 1965–1968 Girls' name Peak 1965 19 births

Semantha — girls' name

19 babies named Semantha in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s19

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.

What the Data Says About Semantha

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Semantha between 1965 and 1968, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Semantha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Semantha performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Semantha 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 19 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.

Semantha at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

19

Since 1965

4 years of records

Peak year

1965

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1965

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1968

Semantha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1965

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1965)
9
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
45678910 196819661965 9

Semantha by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
19 births that decade — 100% of Semantha's all-time total
1960s19

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.

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, 1965–1968 (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.