Boys' name · since 2005
Semih
35 babies named Semih in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,799 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 35
- born since 2005
- 2000s
- peak decade
Semih is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 35 have been recorded since 2005.
Social Security Administration records show Semih recorded 35 times among boys since 2005, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2011.
- #24,799 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 35 born since 2005
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Semih ranks #24,799 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 2005, peaking in the 2000s.
- #24,799 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 35
- born since 2005
- 2000s
- peak decade
Semih's 35 recorded births place it above 45.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Semih's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Semih splits its recorded history at 2008: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Semih popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2011
- Peak year (2010)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Semih by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (21 births, 60% of the file).
2000s was Semih's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Semih births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 21 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Semih's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 2010s (14) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Semih: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~6 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 2005–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Semih 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 August 2026.