Boys' name · since 1996
Semir
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 278 babies named Semir, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,061 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,113 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 278
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Semir currently ranks #10113 among boys' names in America, with 278 babies recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Semir has been recorded 278 times among boys since 1996, currently ranked #10113 nationally and more common than 27% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #11,061 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,113 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 278 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Semir ranks #11,061 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,113 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 278 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,061 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,113 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 278
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Semir's 278 recorded births place it above 75.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Semir compares
278 44th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Semir's all-time total is 25% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Semir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 278 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Semir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Semir's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Semir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Semir by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (106 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Semir's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Semir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
106 births
- 2010s
2010s
88 births
- 2020s
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 106 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Semir's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (106 total births) through the 2020s (53) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Semir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Semir 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.