Recorded 2005–2011 Boys' name Peak 2010 35 births

Semih — boys' name

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.

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The verdict

35 boys have been named Semih since 2005, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2011.

35
total births
2005–2011
years on record
2000s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

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

2010
Single peak year

9 babies were named Semih in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Semih

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Semih between 2005 and 2011, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Semih currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Semih performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Semih shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Semih 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 35 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.

Semih at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

35

Since 2005

7 years of records

Peak year

2010

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

2005

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2011

Semih popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2005

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2010)
9
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
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Semih by decade

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

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

How popular is the name Semih?
35 babies have been named Semih since 2005. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2010 with 9 births.
When was Semih most popular?
Semih was most popular in the 2000s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Semih been used?
Semih has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 7 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Semih?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Semaj, Semir, Semisi, Sem, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2005–2011 (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.