Girls' name · since 1997
Semiyah
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 148 babies named Semiyah, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,934 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 148
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Semiyah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 148 recorded since 1997.
Semiyah has 148 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2020.
- #22,934 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 148 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Semiyah ranks #22,934 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 148 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,934 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 148
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Semiyah's 148 recorded births place it above 68.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Virginia.
Semiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Semiyah's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Semiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2020
- Peak year (2012)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Semiyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (83 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Semiyah's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Semiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
- 2010s
2010s
83 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 83 births (56% of all-time use).
Semiyah by state
Where Semiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Virginia | | 5 | 3.4% |
5 of 148 births nationwide.
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- Semiyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Virginia records the most Semiyahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Semiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1997–2020 (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 Semiyah 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.