Recorded 1973–2017 Girls' name Peak 2007 52 births

Semia — girls' name

52 babies named Semia in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

52 girls have been named Semia since 1973, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2017.

52
total births
1973–2017
years on record
2000s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Semia was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

11 babies were named Semia in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Semia

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Semia between 1973 and 2017, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Semia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Semia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Semia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Semia 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 52 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.

Semia at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

52

Since 1973

45 years of records

Peak year

2007

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1973

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2017

Semia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1973

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2007)
11
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
4681012 201720142010200820072006200520011973 5

Semia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
31 births that decade — 60% of Semia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Semia?
52 babies have been named Semia since 1973. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2007 with 11 births.
When was Semia most popular?
Semia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Semia been used?
Semia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 45 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Semia?
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, 1973–2017 (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.