US rank #6483 Girls' name Peak 2017 599 births

Semira — #6483 US girls' name

599 babies named Semira in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s552000s2322010s2052020s107
#6483
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 63% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Semira was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

33 babies were named Semira in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Semira

The Social Security Administration has registered 599 babies named Semira between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Semira currently holds the #6483 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Semira performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 232 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Semira shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Semira in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Semira 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 599 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.

Semira at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

599

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

2017

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,483

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Semira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
33
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
010203040 20242019201420092004199919941992 8

Semira by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
232 births that decade — 39% of Semira's all-time total
1990s552000s2322010s2052020s107

Semira by state

Where Semira concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Semira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
22 3.7%
#2 New York
10 1.7%
#3 Georgia
6 1.0%
California share of Semira's total US births 3.7%
Even split

22 of 599 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Semira?
599 babies have been named Semira since 1992. It currently ranks #6483 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 33 births.
When was Semira most popular?
Semira was most popular in the 2000s decade with 232 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Semira most popular?
The top states for the name Semira are California (22 births), New York (10 births), Georgia (6 births).
How long has the name Semira been used?
Semira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Semira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Semaj, Semone, Sema, Semaja, 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, 1992–2024 (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.