Recorded 1988–2014 Girls' name Peak 2003 40 births

Semhar — girls' name

40 babies named Semhar in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s112000s172010s6

The verdict

40 girls have been named Semhar since 1988, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2014.

40
total births
1988–2014
years on record
2000s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Semhar was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

12 babies were named Semhar in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Semhar

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Semhar between 1988 and 2014, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Semhar currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Semhar performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Semhar shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Semhar 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 40 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.

Semhar at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

40

Since 1988

27 years of records

Peak year

2003

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1988

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2014

Semhar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1988

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2003)
12
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Semhar by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
17 births that decade — 43% of Semhar's all-time total
1980s61990s112000s172010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Semhar?
40 babies have been named Semhar since 1988. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2003 with 12 births.
When was Semhar most popular?
Semhar was most popular in the 2000s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Semhar been used?
Semhar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 27 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Semhar?
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, 1988–2014 (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.