Girls' name · since 1992
Semira
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 609 babies named Semira, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,451 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,714 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 609
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
609 babies have been named Semira since 1992, making it today's #9714 girls' name.
Semira has 609 recorded births among girls since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9714 as of the latest data, more common than 44% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #10,451 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,714 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 609 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Semira ranks #10,451 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,714 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 609 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,451 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,714 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 609
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Semira's 609 recorded births place it above 85.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Semira compares
609 Top 41% higher than 59% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Semira's all-time total is 62% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Semira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 609 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Semira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Semira splits its recorded history at 2009: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Semira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Semira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (232 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Semira's strongest decade.
232 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Semira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 55
1990s
55 births
- 2000s
2000s
232 births
- 2010s
2010s
205 births
- 2020s
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 232 births (38% of all-time use).
How Semira compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Semira's total volume
Semira by state
Where Semira concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 3.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.0% |
22 of 609 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Semira's data
- Semira's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (232 total births) through the 2020s (117) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Semiras (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Semira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Semira 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.