Recorded 2002–2019 Girls' name Peak 2006 70 births

Semiah — girls' name

70 babies named Semiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

70 girls have been named Semiah since 2002, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.

70
total births
2002–2019
years on record
2000s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Semiah was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

10 babies were named Semiah in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Semiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Semiah between 2002 and 2019, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Semiah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Semiah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Semiah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Semiah 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 70 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.

Semiah at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

70

Since 2002

18 years of records

Peak year

2006

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

2002

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2019

Semiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2002

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2006)
10
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4681012 20192016201320122011200920082007200620052002 6

Semiah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
39 births that decade — 56% of Semiah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Semiah?
70 babies have been named Semiah since 2002. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2006 with 10 births.
When was Semiah most popular?
Semiah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Semiah been used?
Semiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 18 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Semiah?
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, 2002–2019 (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.